LEGITIMIST
Noun
legitimist (plural legitimists)
(historical) 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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(by extension) Any proponent for the rule of a legitimate sovereign.
Coordinate terms
• Orléanist
Adjective
legitimist (comparative more legitimist, superlative most legitimist)
related to the principles of legitimism
Source: Wiktionary
Le*git"i*mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. légitimiste.]
1. One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right.
2. Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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