ROYALIST

Cavalier, Royalist

(noun) a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

monarchist, royalist

(noun) an advocate of the principles of monarchy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

royalist (plural royalists)

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.

Synonyms

• (supporter of a royal régime): basilean (obsolete)

Antonyms

• republican

Anagrams

• solitary

Source: Wiktionary

Roy"al*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. royaliste.]

Definition: An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government. Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed. Waller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition