royalist
- a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- (initial capital letter) a Cavalier adherent of Charles I of England.
- a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.
- (initial capital letter) an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.
- of or relating to royalists: royalist sympathies.
Origin of royalist
Related Words for royalist
rightist, traditionalist, ultraconservative, diehard, obscurantist, royalist, counterrevolutionary, Tory, mossback, intransigent, reactionist, standpatter, die-hardExamples from the Web for royalist
Contemporary Examples of royalist
Upon his death, his nine-year-old son was left with what remained of his royalist supporters.
The Royalist is urgently contacting Russian Tatler to see this extraordinary document with our own eyes.
Kate is less than 12 weeks pregnant, a source confirmed to the Royalist.
The Royalist has always maintained that Harry's red hair is a Spencer, not a Hewitt trait.
No pictures of him cavorting naked in hotel rooms have yet been received by the Royalist.
Historical Examples of royalist
All the convent was royalist, and Henri V. was their recognised sovereign.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
He may be a Republican, and he must uphold with warmth and conviction Royalist theories.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
Marked ye not that he claimed to have been the last Royalist who drew sword in England?
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
Sir Matthew Hale, as most of our readers must be aware, was a devoted Royalist.
Leading Articles on Various SubjectsHugh Miller
Wilson—that was his name in those days—was a Royalist when I encountered him.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
royalist
- a supporter of a monarch or monarchy, esp a supporter of the Stuarts during the English Civil War
- informal an extreme reactionary or conservativean economic royalist
- of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists