† insuˈrrector Obs. rare.
[a. med. or mod.L. insurrector, agent-n. from insurgĕre to insurge.]
An insurgent.
| [a 1458 T. Gascoigne Loci e Libro Veritatum (1881) 174 Homines qui vocabantur insurrectores occiderunt duos episcopos in Anglia.] 1658 R. Franck North. Mem. (1694) 87 A strong citadel..erected on purpose to reduce insurrectors. 1667 Waterhouse Fire Lond. 26 Popular readiness to seize upon Insurrectors. |