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royalist

[ roi-uh-list ]

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.
  3. a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.
  4. (initial capital letter) an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.


adjective

  1. of or relating to royalists:

    royalist sympathies.

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈroyalism, noun
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Other Words From

  • 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of royalist1

First recorded in 1635–45; royal + -ist
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Example Sentences

Upon his death, his nine-year-old son was left with what remained of his royalist supporters.

The Royalist is urgently contacting Russian Tatler to see this extraordinary document with our own eyes.

Kate is less than 12 weeks pregnant, a source confirmed to the Royalist.

The Royalist has always maintained that Harry's red hair is a Spencer, not a Hewitt trait.

No pictures of him cavorting naked in hotel rooms have yet been received by the Royalist.

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

Accordingly he set off by land, receiving a promise of protection from the royalist commander, but no escort.

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.

He was the fourth son of a good bourgeoisie family of Autun, a faithful prelate, an obstinate Royalist and a man of intelligence.

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