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
Other Word Forms
- Carlism noun
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
The adventure began when Conrad, then only 19, was running guns off the Spanish coast for the Carlist Pretender to the Spanish throne.
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
Twice in the last century � 1834-39 and 1871-86 � Spain was rocked by the Carlist civil wars.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not a Carlist, mind you, señor; I am locked up in this kennel merely for saying what all the world thinks, though not all have the courage to speak out their minds.
From The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville by A. L. O. E.
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