royalist
[ roi-uh-list ]
/ ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst /
noun
a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
(initial capital letter)
a Cavalier adherent of Charles I of England.
a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.
(initial capital letter)
an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.
adjective
of or relating to royalists: royalist sympathies.
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British Dictionary definitions for royalist
royalist
/ (ˈrɔɪəlɪst) /
noun
a supporter of a monarch or monarchy, esp a supporter of the Stuarts during the English Civil War
informal
an extreme reactionary or conservative
an economic royalist
adjective Also: royalistic
of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists