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Vinony

royalist

noun

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From royal + -ist, also capitalised as Royalist.

  1. royalistic

    “For a time, it was the only Royalist stronghold between London and Exeter, but it fell at last when a member of the garrison turned traitor and admitted the Parliamentary besiegers who destroyed it with gunpowder.”

noun

Etymology: From royal + -ist, also capitalised as Royalist.

  1. A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.
  2. A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially:
  3. A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially:
  4. A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially: