royalist

[ roi-uh-list ]

/ ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst /

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noun

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.

adjective

of or relating to royalists: royalist sympathies.

Nearby words

royal warrant, royal water lily, royal we, royal worcester, royale, royalist, royall, royalty, royce, royster, rozener

Origin of royalist

First recorded in 1635–45; royal + -ist

Related forms

roy·al·ism, nounroy·al·is·tic, adjectivean·ti·roy·al·ism, nounan·ti·roy·al·ist, noun, adjective

non·roy·al·ist, nounul·tra·roy·al·ist, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for royalist

Upon his death, his nine-year-old son was left with what remained of his royalist supporters.
England’s Greatest Knight Puts ‘Game of Thrones’ to Shame|William O’Connor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Royalist is urgently contacting Russian Tatler to see this extraordinary document with our own eyes.
How To Fire Your Maid, By A Russian Oligarch|Tom Sykes|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kate is less than 12 weeks pregnant, a source confirmed to the Royalist.
Second Royal Baby for Kate|Tom Sykes|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Royalist has always maintained that Harry's red hair is a Spencer, not a Hewitt trait.
Prince Harry Definitely Not James Hewitt's Son According To DNA Test|Tom Sykes|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

No pictures of him cavorting naked in hotel rooms have yet been received by the Royalist.
Newly Single Harry Parties In Miami!|Tom Sykes|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Provence, a tempestuous time in, i. 212;royalist rising in, ii.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
This was not honourable warfare; it was a royalist propagandism waged with French blood against the republic.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Still, the action had been indecisive, and the royalist power remained unbroken.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century|Charles Morris
How were Royalist and Anabaptist plottings to be suppressed?
The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson
So furious was the royalist charge that they drove back the Cromwellians far along the lane.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap

British Dictionary definitions for royalist

royalist

/ (ˈrɔɪəlɪst) /

noun

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

adjective Also: royalistic

of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists

Derived Forms

royalism, noun

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