\An"gli*can\, a. [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in
Lower Germany. Cf. {English}.]
1. English; of or pertaining to England or the English
   nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the
   established church of England; as, the Anglican church,
   doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.
2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high
   church party of the Church of England.

\An"gli*can\, n.
1. A member of the Church of England.
         Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.
                                               --Burke.
2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party,
   or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church
   of England.