royalist
Americannoun
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a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
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(initial capital letter) a Cavalier adherent of Charles I of England.
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a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.
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(initial capital letter) an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.
adjective
noun
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a supporter of a monarch or monarchy, esp a supporter of the Stuarts during the English Civil War
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informal an extreme reactionary or conservative
an economic royalist
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antiroyalism noun
- antiroyalist noun
- nonroyalist noun
- royalism noun
- royalistic adjective
- ultraroyalist noun
Etymology
Origin of royalist
Example Sentences
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He was executed the following year, and the war ground on for another decade until Agustín de Iturbide, a royalist colonel, switched allegiances and led the rebel factions to independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The royalist faction in England were essentially moderates, who believed in religious liberty, wanted global trade and founded the Royal Society to advance science.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025
But the decision to indict the 74 year-old former premier under the draconian lese majeste law shows that he still has enemies in Thailand’s powerful royalist establishment.
From BBC • May 29, 2024
Caballero was by all accounts smart, shrewd and a seasoned knife fighter in the corridors of power at the Spanish court, a minor noble and avowed royalist who maneuvered his way into increasingly powerful positions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
He despised those American colonials who had fought against his England, yet he still chose to settle in Philadelphia, where he set up a royalist newspaper called The Porcupine's Gazette.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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