root-and-brancher

noun

A member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider ecclesiastical or political hierarchy.

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Meanings

nounroot-and-brancher (plural root-and-branchers)

plural root-and-branchers

  1. historicalA member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider ecclesiastical or political hierarchy.

Origin

From root and branch + -er.

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root-and-brancher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-and-brancher

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“root-and-brancher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-and-brancher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root-and-brancher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-and-brancher.

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