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legitimist

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le⋅git⋅i⋅mist

  [li-jit-uh-mist]
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–noun
1. a supporter of legitimate authority, esp. of a claim to a throne based on direct descent.
–adjective
2. Also, le⋅git⋅i⋅mis⋅tic. of, pertaining to, or supporting legitimate authority.
Origin:
1835–45; < L lēgitim(us) lawful (see legitim ) + -ist, modeled on F légitimiste

Related forms:
le⋅git⋅i⋅mism, noun
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le·git·i·mist   (lə-jĭt'ə-mĭst)   
n.  One that believes in or advocates rule by hereditary right.
le·git'i·mism n., le·git'i·mist adj.
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