Carlist

[ kahr-list ]

noun
  1. a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.

  2. a partisan of Charles X of France, and of the elder branch of the Bourbons.

Origin of Carlist

1
1820–30; <Spanish carlista or French carliste;see -ist

Other words from Carlist

  • Carlism, noun

Words Nearby Carlist

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How to use Carlist in a sentence

  • The truth about the Carlist pretension is so little known in England that it may be well to state it.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • To allow the heiress to the Crown to marry a Carlist seemed the surest way to reopen civil war, and upset the dynasty once more.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • Then he came from the same stock, for his father was a Carlist, and his grandfather before him.

    The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio Valds
  • Toledo was a Carlist Colonel who had refused amnesty, and had declined to recognize the reigning dynasty!

    The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • In order to tease him and make him mad they recalled the enthusiasm of the Carlist party in Spain for Germany.

    The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco Ibez

British Dictionary definitions for Carlist

Carlist

/ (ˈkɑːlɪst) /


noun
  1. (in Spain) a supporter of Don Carlos or his descendants as the rightful kings of Spain

  2. (in France) a supporter of Charles X or his descendants

Derived forms of Carlist

  • Carlism, noun

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