royalist

[ roi-uh-list ]
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noun
  1. a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.

  2. (initial capital letter) a Cavalier adherent of Charles I of England.

  1. a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.

  2. (initial capital letter) an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.

adjective
  1. of or relating to royalists: royalist sympathies.

Origin of royalist

1
First recorded in 1635–45; royal + -ist

Other words from royalist

  • roy·al·ism, noun
  • roy·al·is·tic, adjective
  • an·ti·roy·al·ism, noun
  • an·ti·roy·al·ist, noun, adjective
  • non·roy·al·ist, noun
  • ul·tra·roy·al·ist, noun, adjective

Words Nearby royalist

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How to use royalist in a sentence

  • Once—twice, the chorus of that old English royalist song rose up out of the grove.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Accordingly he set off by land, receiving a promise of protection from the royalist commander, but no escort.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • The royalist expedition against Quiberon, assisted by English munitions and money, terminated disastrously for the royal cause.

  • He was a deputy sitting on the right and upholding the royalist platform of Divine Right.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • 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
  1. a supporter of a monarch or monarchy, esp a supporter of the Stuarts during the English Civil War

  2. informal an extreme reactionary or conservative: an economic royalist

adjectiveAlso: royalistic
  1. of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists

Derived forms of royalist

  • royalism, noun

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