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
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