| n. | 1. | (Eng. Politics) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of existing royal and ecclesiastical authority. |
| 2. | (Amer. Hist.) One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting to the claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent to the crown. | |
| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the Tories. |
| Noun | 1. | Tory - an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution |
| 2. | Tory - a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative |