Tory

  • Original language: English
  • Original form and meaning: n. 2 'a member of the Conservative Party'


(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


Language Form Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) Current Meaning and Status Earlier Meanings and Statusses Source
Catalan ... ... '...' '...' ...
Croatian Tory 19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Czech ... ... '...' '...' ...
Danish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Dutch ... ... status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts '...' ...
English ... ... '...' '...' ...
Estonian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Finnish Tory [= English] 19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
French ... ... status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts '...' ...
Frisian ... ... '...' '...' ...
German Tory [to:ri] 19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Hungarian tory [= English] beg19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Irish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Italian Tory 18c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Latvian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Lithuanian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Maltese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Norwegian Tory [= English] mid19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Polish torys [toris] mid19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Portuguese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Rumantsch ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovak ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovenian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Spanish Tory [tori] mid19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Swedish ... ... '...' '...' ...
  • Annotations: * DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.; ** CODEE = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by T.F. Hoad (1986), Oxford: Clarendon.
  • Information on Other Languages: Romanian: Tory [= English], beg20c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: restricted use; Russian: tori, uninfluenced, mid19c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Bulgarian: tori, end19c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Greek: status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts;,