Orleanist

American  

[awr-lee-uh-nist] / ˈɔr li ə nɪst /

noun

1. 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.

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Orleanist British  

/ ɔːˈlɪənɪst /

noun

1. an adherent of the Orléans branch of the French Bourbons

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Other Word Forms

• Orleanism noun

Etymology

Origin of Orleanist

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

Example Sentences

The guillotining of his father made Louis Philippe the Orleanist pretender to the throne.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I have my eye on the Orleanist conspiracy, in which you have taken it upon yourself to play a role!"

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne

We will say, by way of illustration, it would be to the advantage of an Orleanist to get rid of all possible Bourbon claimants to the throne of France, would it not?

From The Rose of Old St. Louis by Dillon, Mary

After the Revolution of July, however, he refused to accept any favours from the Orleanist dynasty, and lived quietly, publishing nothing after 1833.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

In the days of the Orleanist monarchy, however, the rigor of the Napoleonic system was in some measure relaxed.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin