Sentence:  The terms "petitioners" and <WSD>"abhorrers</WSD>" in this context were later superseded by Whig and Tory. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A nickname given in the early 17th century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvene parliament, addressed to Charles II. (Early 17th century.)<ref name=SOED/>