Union

ūn′yun, n. a uniting: that which is united or made one: something formed by the combination of parts or individual things or persons: concord: harmony in colour: agreement between parts: the state of wedlock: a device emblematic of union borne in the canton of a flag, the canton used separately as a flag, the union-jack: a combination as among workmen for cla protection: several parishes united for joint support and management of their poor, also the workhouse for such: ( pl. ) textile fabrics made up of more than one kind of fibre, as of wool and cotton.— adj. Ūn′ioned , showing evidence of union.— n.pl. Ūnion′idæ , a family of lamellibranch i ate molluscs represented in Britain by two genera, Ū′nio and A no dont a .— ns. Ūnionist , one who advocates or supports union, esp. an upholder of the Union and opponent of sece ion before the American Civil War, also one opposed to granting Home Rule to Ireland, whether a natural Conservative or one of the Liberals who fell away from Mr Gladstone on this question in 1886; Ūnion-jack , the national flag adopted by Great Britain and Ireland, consisting of a union of the cro es of St George , St Andrew , and St Patrick .— The Union , the legislative incorporation of England and Scotland in 1707, or of Ireland with both in 1801. [Fr. union —L. unio , -on is — unus , one.]