royalist
/ɹˈɔɪəlɪst/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
Meaning
adj
Of or related to royalists or some royalist faction.
adj
Of or characterized by royalism.
noun
A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.
noun
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:
noun
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:
noun
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:
adj
Alternative letter-case form of royalist, particularly in reference to specific royalist factions, especially (UK, historical) Cavalier supporters of the Stuart dynasty and (US, historical) Tory or Loyalist supporters of the British monarchy.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of royalist, particularly in reference to specific royalist factions, especially (UK, historical) Cavalier supporters of the Stuart dynasty and (US, historical) Tory or Loyalist supporters of the British monarchy.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "His father... was the son of Elijah C. West, who, being of royalist belief, found Massachusetts an uncongenial home during the Revolutionary period and therefore migrated to Nova Scotia."