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legitimist [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪst] n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a monarchist who supports the rule of a legitimate dynasty or of its senior branch 2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a supporter of the elder line of the Bourbon family in France 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter of legitimate authority adj also legitimistic (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to legitimists legitimism n legitimist a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of claims to a throne based on the rights of heredity. — legitimism, n. See also: GovernmentHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While the legitimist read nothing but the Moniteur, the liberal read nothing but Le Temps, a journal then recently established, in the supposed interests of human freedom. At once it occurred to Mills that this eccentric youngster was the very person for what the legitimist sympathizers had very much at heart just then: to organize a supply by sea of arms and ammunition to the Carlist detachments in the South. And we were all ardent Royalists of the snow-white Legitimist complexion - Heaven only knows why |
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