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Royalist

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A supporter of government by a monarch.

n. See cavalier.

n. An American loyal to British rule during the American Revolution; a Tory.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime

n. 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:

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A supporter of a king or of royal government; one who adheres to or upholds the cause of a king against its opponents or assailants.

n. In American history, an adherent of the British government during the revolutionary period.

n. In French history, a supporter of the Bourbons as against the revolutionary and subsequent governments.

Of or pertaining to Royalists or royalism; adhering to or supporting a royal government.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an advocate of the principles of monarchy

n. a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

Word Usage

"Many who will be at parties would feel uncomfortable about being labelled royalist."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

monarchist

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

loyalist

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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