orange Ism (a as I)

[English orange; -ism.] The tenets or principles of the Orange men. Or-ange-man (a as I), s. [Named after William III. of England, Prince of Orange.] Hist. & Polit .: An a ociation of Irish Protest ants, chiefly in Ulster, but with affiliated lodges in various parts of this country, of Great Britain and her Colonies. They have pa words and grips, and there is an initiatory ceremony. They became an organized body in 1795, but the system existed much earlier. They claim to do honor to the memory of William III. Orange men in Ulster wear the flowers of the Orange-lily ( Lilium bulbiferum ), on July 1 and 12, the anniversaries of the Boyne (1690) and Aughrim (1691), and they also celebrate November 5, on which day the Prince of Orange landed in Torbay (1688). *or-ang-er (a as I), s. [Eng. orang(e); -er.] A ve el employed in carrying oranges. "Nothing afloat, from a St. Michael oranger to a fiftygun frigate, could stand with her in a gale." -Sir S. Lake man: What I Saw in Kaffir - land , p. 149.