Yorkist

American  

[yawr-kist] / ˈyɔr kɪst /

noun

1. an adherent or member of the royal family of York, especially in the Wars of the Roses.

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adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the English royal family of York.

2. of or relating to the Yorkists.

Yorkist British  

/ ˈjɔːkɪst /

noun

1. a member or adherent of the royal house of York, esp during the Wars of the Roses

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adjective

1. of, belonging to, or relating to the supporters or members of the house of York

Etymology

Origin of Yorkist

First recorded in 1595–1605; York + -ist

Example Sentences

Fotheringhay Castle was a Yorkist palace during the 15th Century and St Mary and All Saints' Church is the burial place of four members of the dynasty.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2015

The Tudors' Yorkist predecessors, such as Richard III, do not get a flattering portrayal.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2014

Five hundred years since the Battle of Bosworth, the Yorkist side is turning in on itself, and the Richard III Society may have finally met its match in the Plantagenet Alliance.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2013

This, it becomes clear, is a self-hating Richard: the permanently despised, unwanted younger brother in the ruling Yorkist clan.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2012

It is this fact which accounts for the growing bitterness of the Yorkist and Queen Margaret.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various