In Japanese art, a style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (552-645) and lasted into the Nara period (710-784). Derived from the style of the Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (AD 386-534), Tori was named after a sculptor of Chinese descent whose only known piece is a Buddhist triad (623). Works in the Tori style are characterized by slender, elegant bodies, a strong linear interest in drapery, and a tendency toward squatness in the proportion of the faces and also in the relation of the body to the feet
A pejorative nickname given to the political factions who sought to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne of England (the Exclusioners) in the 17th century
A pejorative term for an Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits
A member or supporter of the British Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church
A member of the British political party or faction from which the Conservative Party was later created, aiming to uphold the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church (the Church of England)
In Britain, a Tory politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party. the former Tory Party chairman, Chris Patten. Tory is also a noun. the first female leader of the Tories. a member of the British Conservative Party (Tory (17-18 centuries), from toraidhe , from toir ). Member of a political group in England, especially in the 18th century. Originally an Irish term for an outlaw, the name was applied as a term of abuse to those who supported the hereditary right of James, the Catholic duke of York (later James II), to succeed to the throne of England. They were opposed by the Whigs in that struggle (1679), but the Tories later modified their doctrine of divine-right absolutism. They came to represent the resistance, mainly by the country gentry, to religious toleration and foreign entanglements. The Tories' political power diminished after Viscount Bolingbroke, a leading Tory, fled to France in 1715; Tory sentiment subsequently survived in the unsuccessful Jacobite movement. After 1784, William Pitt the Younger emerged as the leader of a new Tory party, representing the country gentry, merchants, and administrators. After 1815, the party gradually evolved into the Conservative Party, whose members are still referred to as Tories
Originally a British term referring to a member of the political party that favoured royal power and the established church, and opposed change Although there is no longer a Tory Party in Britain, Newfoundland or Canada, members of the Conservative Party in Britain and the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada are often called Tories
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 exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative