Loyalist (English spelling)

Japanese: ローヤリスト（英語表記）Loyalist

American colonists who were loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. They were also called Tories. They are also known as Loyalists. It is said that about one-third of the colonial population was pro-British. They were widely distributed geographically and socially, but they were more numerous in the southern states of Georgia and South Carolina. Loyalists were common among colonial officials under the Royal Governor, clergymen of the Church of England, large landowners, merchants, lawyers, and others, but they were also numerous among poor farmers on the western frontier.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ独立革命において，イギリス本国に対し忠誠であったアメリカ植民地人。トーリーToryとも呼ばれた。王党派とも訳す。植民地人口の約3分の1が親英派であったといわれている。地理的にも階層的にも広く分布していたが，南部のジョージア，サウス･カロライナではむしろ多数を占めていた。ローヤリストは勅任総督以下の植民地官僚，イギリス国教会の牧師，大地主，大商人，弁護士などの間に多いが，また同時に西部辺境地帯の貧困な農民の間にも多かった。

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