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ROYALIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
Synonyms:
Cavalier; Royalist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Royalist" is a kind of...):
monarchist; royalist (an advocate of the principles of monarchy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An advocate of the principles of monarchy
Synonyms:
monarchist; royalist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("royalist" is a kind of...):
right-winger; rightist (a member of a right wing political party)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "royalist"):
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)
Derivation:
royalism (adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government)
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