old-line

== English == === Etymology === From old +‎ line (“stated positions of a political or religious group”). Attested from the 19th century, originally in the United States. === Adjective === old-line (comparative more old-line, superlative most old-line) Reactionary or conservative. Long-established. === References === “old, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2004.