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
Twice in the last century � 1834-39 and 1871-86 � Spain was rocked by the Carlist civil wars.
From Time Magazine Archive
Justice: Count Tom�s Dom�nguez de Rodezno, Carlist monarchist, longtime member of the pre-civil war Spanish Cortes.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the red berets of the Carlist Royalist militia that first appeared in the streets, patrolled the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our latter-day pilgrims seemed well content with the measure of wealth and sanctity which Moorish sack and English piracy, French invasion and Carlist wars, had spared to the cathedral.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee
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