root-and-brancher
root-and-brancher · root-and-branchers
A member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of…A member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider ecclesiastical or political hierarchy.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider ecclesiastical or political hierarchy.
Origin
From root and branch + -er.From root and branch + -er.
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Forms
plural: root-and-branchers| Singular | root-and-brancher |
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See also
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