royalist
IPA: rˈɔɪʌɫɪst
noun
- A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.
- 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:
- (historical) a Cavalier, a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.
- (historical) a supporter of the House of Bourbon, in France since the 18th century and especially during the French Revolution.
- (historical) a supporter of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Spanish South America during the South American Wars of Independence of the 1810s and 1820s.
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Examples of "royalist" in Sentences
- It strengthens the royalist pretension.
- The event sealed the defeat of the royalists.
- In Cuzco dissension broke out in the Royalist army.
- The royalists then proceed to annihilate the gauchos.
- She could also infiltrate the homes of the Royalists.
- The advance of the royalist armies was known to the rebels.
- Charls Venter is an old royalist and a renowned herpetologist.
- The rebel army defeats the royalists at the Battle of the Trident.
- At daybreak, the Puritan soldiers anticipate victory over the Royalists.
- Blinded, the sacristan unwittingly guides the royalists to the patriot camp.