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legitimist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
le-git-imist
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A French royalist who believes that the King of France and Navarre must be chosen according to the simple application of the Salic law.

noun

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noun

Any proponent for the rule of a legitimate sovereign.

adj

related to the principles of legitimism

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

legitimists (plural) more legitimist (comparative) most legitimist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Orléanist

Questions

What does legitimist mean?
A French royalist who believes that the King of France and Navarre must be chosen according to the simple application of the Salic law.

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