orangeman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign

WordNet

Or"ange*man noun
Wordforms
plural -men
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913