Orleanist

[ awr-lee-uh-nist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.

Orleanist

/ ɔːˈlɪənɪst /

1825–35; < French Orléaniste; Orléans, -ist

The deliverance of the city of Orléans must have gladdened the heart of the old Orleanist partisan.

But the very profusion of the Orleanist offers threw doubt on their sincerity.

While they had contented themselves with words, Republican and Orleanist parties.

It is in the Orleanist interest, and is praised by the Journal des Débats.

I met yesterday an Orleanist of the old school, who was also disconsolate.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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