[Ads-l] Antedating of "Republican" (Noun)

[Shapiro, Fred]

republican, n. (OED 1657)

1646 Henry Hill _A Dialogue Between Timotheus & Judas_ 8 (Early English Books Online)  What if our young Traveller, upon his Return, should find an Army of Factious Republicans in Rebellion against the King and Parliament.

Fred Shapiro

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