Definition of orangeman Orangeman

Or•ange•man

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What does orangeman mean?

Noun
orangeman - a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign
		protestant an adherent of Protestantism

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orangeman (Noun)
A member of the Orange Order , a Protestant society in Northern Ireland .
orangeman (Noun)
Any Protestant Irishman.

orangeman (n.)
One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in 1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of Orange, who became William III. of England.

orangeman
or′anj-man, n. a member of a society instituted in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism, or the cause of William of Orange—a secret society since its formal suppression in 1835 after a protracted parliamentary inquiry.—adj. Or′ange.—n. Or′angeism. [From the principality of Orange (L. Arausio), near Avignon, ruled by its own sovereigns from the 11th to the 16th century, passing by the last heiress in 1531 to the Count of Nassau, father of William the Silent.]