What does "root-and-brancher" mean?

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

Root-and-brancher

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

Etymology

From root and branch + -er.

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