Fitzwilliamite

English Etymology From en Fitzwilliam ite. Noun A supporter of whig leader William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, especially his views on the need for parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation. en 1826 Letters to a Friend Edward Augustus Kendall 856 There are Canningites, and Burdettites, and Fitzwilliamites, who tell us that Protestantism and Roman Catholicism absolutely mean the same thing; or, that the things, by dint of looking tenderly upon each other, have grown into perfect likenesses. en 1908 The Flight of the Eagle Standish O'Grady 114 So Perrott's Irish friends learned that the Fitzwilliamites were formulating a charge against Perrott, with O'Rouane for chief witness. en 1994 The Oxbridge Conspiracy Walter Ellis 315 Finally, Carey's own suffragan in Canterbury, the Bishop of Dover, Richard Llewellin, is a Fitzwilliamite and was ordained at Westcott House, the very seminary where Robert Runcie and John Habgood were once principals.