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Pre-Loyalist Maritimes, Hist. 
n. a settler arriving prior to the American Revolution, especially a New Englander who settled in Nova Scotia prior to 1776.
See also: late Loyalist United Empire Loyalist
- 1943 . . . Bear River's pioneers came from Granville, Annapolis and Digby. These pre-loyalists were joined later by a number of Loyalists from the United States.
- 1946 When asked about their origins, it must not be suggested to them [people of the Annapolis Valley, N.S.] that they are "Loyalists": they are of an older breed; "Pre-Loyalists," they will proudly say.
- 1943 . . . Bear River's pioneers came from Granville, Annapolis and Digby. These pre-loyalists were joined later by a number of Loyalists from the United States.