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legitimist

[ li-jit-uh-mist ]
/ lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪst /

noun

a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of a claim to a throne based on direct descent.

adjective

Also le·git·i·mis·tic. of, relating to, or supporting legitimate authority.

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Origin of legitimist

1835–45; <Latin lēgitim(us) lawful (see legitim) + -ist, modeled on French légitimiste

OTHER WORDS FROM legitimist

le·git·i·mism, noun

Words nearby legitimist

legit, legitim, legitimacy, legitimate, legitimate government, legitimist, legitimize, leglen, legless, legman, Legnica
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British Dictionary definitions for legitimist

legitimist
/ (lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪst) /

noun

a monarchist who supports the rule of a legitimate dynasty or of its senior branch
(formerly) a supporter of the elder line of the Bourbon family in France
a supporter of legitimate authority

adjective Also: legitimistic

of or relating to legitimists

Derived forms of legitimist

legitimism, noun
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