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Royalist

Meaning

Noun

A
(supporter of
) or
of a particular
régime.
  • A
    , a
    of a particular
    , especially one
    of being
    of a
    or
    of such, and
    to have the better
    to the
    of
    ; especially:
  • a Cavalier, a
    of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.
  • a
    of
    e House of Bourbon, in France since
    e 18th
    and especially during
    e French Revolution.
  • In People:
  • A
    , a
    of a particular
    , especially one
    of being
    of a
    or
    of such, and
    to have the better
    to the
    of
    ; especially:
  • a
    of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Spanish South America during the South American Wars of Independence of the 1810s and 1820s.
  • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    royalist
    English
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    -ist
    English
    royal
    English
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    roial
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    regalis
    Latin
    arrow
    -alis
    Latin
    rex
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym
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