Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who intrudes, or favors intrusion; specifically, one of those in the Established Church of Scotland who denied the right of a parish or congregation to resist or object to the settlement or appointment of an obnoxious minister by a patron.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.

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  • noun historical One who favours the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.

Etymologies

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intrusion +‎ -ist

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