Carlist
Americannoun
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a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
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a partisan of Charles X of France, and of the elder branch of the Bourbons.
noun
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(in Spain) a supporter of Don Carlos or his descendants as the rightful kings of Spain
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(in France) a supporter of Charles X or his descendants
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Etymology
Origin of Carlist
1820–30; < Spanish carlista or French carliste; see -ist
Example Sentences
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The unification was not popular with either the Falangist or the Carlist militants, but under the existing conditions of total civil war, the immense majority accepted Franco’s initiative.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2017
It was the red berets of the Carlist Royalist militia that first appeared in the streets, patrolled the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Tennant shows, he probably never ran guns to Spain's Carlist rebels, as he later claimed.
From Time Magazine Archive
This includes all Spaniards serving in Franco's army, navy and air force, plus members of the former Phalanxist and Carlist militias.
From Time Magazine Archive
But there was little scope there for the activities of a young and energetic subaltern, and, leaving the service in 1836, he entered the Carlist army campaigning in Spain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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