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royalism

/ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
roy-al-ism
IPA
/ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English royal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English royalism From royal + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

royalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antiroyalism ultraroyalism

Phrases

neo-royalism

Frequently Paired Words

roy royal royalist royalistic royalistical royalistically royally royalty

Questions

How do you pronounce royalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/.
What does royalism mean?
Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.
Where does royalism come from?
Etymology tree English royal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English royalism From royal + -ism.

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