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royalist (iou)



royalist noun & adjective. Also Royalist. M17.
[from ROYAL + -IST, perh. after French royaliste.]
A. noun. A supporter or adherent of a monarch or a monarch's rights, esp. in times of civil war, rebellion, or secession, spec. (Hist.) a supporter of the King against Parliament in the English Civil War; a monarchist. M17.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to royalists or royalism. M17.
royalism noun attachment or adherence to the monarchy or to the principle of monarchical government L18.
roya'listic adjective M19.