legitimist

[ li-jit-uh-mist ]

/ lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪst /

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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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How to use legitimist in a sentence

As he entered, Gazonal made one remark only, but that remark was both legitimate and legitimist: "It is finer than the Tuileries!"
Unconscious Comedians|Honore de Balzac
Republicanism is gaining everywhere where religion is not on the side of the Legitimist party.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
He adopted the profession of arms and distinguished himself at first by his zeal in the legitimist cause.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
M. Desormeaux, the head clerk at the Department of Justice, was an old legitimist, much imbued with reactionary ideas.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau

From the collection of M. de Mont Louis, a devoted legitimist, who died at a very advanced age, in 1850.
Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society|anonymous

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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