'Nonjuring' definitions:
Definition of 'Nonjuring'
From: GCIDE
- Nonjuring \Non*ju"ring\, a. [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare, jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See Jury.] Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors. [1913 Webster]