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
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.
• (supporter of a royal rĂ©gime): basilean (obsolete)
• republican
• 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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
