Orleanist

[ awr-lee-uh-nist ]

/ ˈɔr li ə nɪst /

noun

a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.

Origin of Orleanist

1825–35; < French Orléaniste; see Orléans, -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM Orleanist

Or·le·an·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for orleanist

I met yesterday an Orleanist of the old school, who was also disconsolate.
Letters to an Unknown|Prosper Mrime
But the very profusion of the Orleanist offers threw doubt on their sincerity.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8)|John Richard Green
When he is at Chantilly on a race-day he gracefully does the honors of his reserved stand to all the little Orleanist court.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various
At the landing he was met by a woman, as much a miniature of the days of Orleanist France as himself.
The Money Master, Complete|Gilbert Parker

It is in the Orleanist interest, and is praised by the Journal des Débats.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for orleanist

Orleanist

/ (ɔːˈlɪənɪst) /

noun

an adherent of the Orléans branch of the French Bourbons

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