United Empire Loyalist
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United Empire Loyalist
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Coined by Guy Carleton, royal governor of Quebec and governor general of the Canadas.
noun United Empire Loyalists · UEL · Loyalist
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Synonym of Tory, Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolution, especially those Tories who resettled in Canada.
Similar: Tory, Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolutio
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