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royalist

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roy·al·ist  (roi-lst)
n.
1. A supporter of government by a monarch.
2. Royalist
a. See cavalier.
b. An American loyal to British rule during the American Revolution; a Tory.

royalist [ˈrɔɪəlɪst]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Historical Terms) a supporter of a monarch or monarchy, esp a supporter of the Stuarts during the English Civil War
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Informal an extreme reactionary or conservative an economic royalist
adj also (less commonly) royalistic
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists
royalism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.royalist - an advocate of the principles of monarchy
Cavalier, Royalist - a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
Orleanist - a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV
right-winger, rightist - a member of a right wing political party
2.Royalist - a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
monarchist, royalist - an advocate of the principles of monarchy
Translations
royalist [ˈrɔɪəlɪst]
A. ADJmonárquico
B. Nmonárquico/a m/f
royalist [ˈrɔɪəlɪst]
adjroyaliste
nroyaliste mf
royal jelly ngelée f royale
royalist
nRoyalist(in) m(f), → Königstreue(r) mf
royalist [ˈrɔɪəlɪst] nrealista (m/f)
royalist [ˈrɔɪəlɪst] nrealista (m/f)


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"The Emperor Alexander," said she, with the melancholy which always accompanied any reference of hers to the Imperial family, "has declared that he will leave it to the French people themselves to choose their own form of government; and I believe that once free from the usurper, the whole nation will certainly throw itself into the arms of its rightful king," she concluded, trying to be amiable to the royalist emigrant.
In spite of the claims which the enmity of the First Consul gave Monsieur du Bousquier to enter the royalist society of the province, he was not received in the seven or eight families who composed the faubourg Saint-Germain of Alencon, among whom the Chevalier de Valois was welcome.
One man was present whom Rawdon did not know; another to whom he owed a little score for whist, and whom, in consequence, he did not care to meet; a third was reading the Royalist (a periodical famous for its scandal and its attachment to Church and King) Sunday paper at the table, and looking up at Crawley with some interest, said, "Crawley, I congratulate you.
 
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