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royalist

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/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

rightist, traditionalist, ultraconservative, diehard, obscurantist, counterrevolutionary, Tory, mossback, intransigent, reactionist, standpatter, die-hard

Nearby words

royal warrant, royal water lily, royal we, royal worcester, royale, royalist, royall, royally, royalty, royce, royce, josiah

Origin of royalist

First recorded in 1635–45; royal + -ist

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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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