"root-and-brancher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root-and-branchers [plural]
Etymology: root and branch + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|root and branch|er}} root and branch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} root-and-brancher (plural root-and-branchers)
  1. (historical) A member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider ecclesiastical or political hierarchy. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-root-and-brancher-en-noun-FBbqfhMy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

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