REPUB'LICAN, adjective 1. Pertaining to a republic; consisting of a commonwealth; as a republican constitution or government. 2. Consonant to the principles of a republic; as republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners. REPUB'LICAN, noun One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI