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.

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Origin of royalist

First recorded in 1635–45; royal + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM royalist

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

Words nearby royalist

Royal Gorge, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Royal Highness, royal icing, Royal Institution, royalist, royal jelly, Royall, Royal Leamington Spa, royal lily, Royal Marines

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How to use royalist in a sentence

Upon his death, his nine-year-old son was left with what remained of his royalist supporters.
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The Royalist is urgently contacting Russian Tatler to see this extraordinary document with our own eyes.
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Kate is less than 12 weeks pregnant, a source confirmed to the Royalist.
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The Royalist has always maintained that Harry's red hair is a Spencer, not a Hewitt trait.
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No pictures of him cavorting naked in hotel rooms have yet been received by the Royalist.
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Once—twice, the chorus of that old English Royalist song rose up out of the grove.
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Accordingly he set off by land, receiving a promise of protection from the royalist commander, but no escort.
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The royalist expedition against Quiberon, assisted by English munitions and money, terminated disastrously for the royal cause.
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He was a deputy sitting on the right and upholding the Royalist platform of Divine Right.
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He was the fourth son of a good bourgeoisie family of Autun, a faithful prelate, an obstinate Royalist and a man of intelligence.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

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 of royalist

royalism, noun

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