Meaning

4 senses
  1. A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

    Königstreuer, Königstreue, Royalist

    рояли́стrojalíst

  2. A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially:

    (historical)A Cavalier, a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.

    a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

  3. (historical)A supporter of the House of Bourbon, in France since the 18th century and especially during the French Revolution.

  4. (historical)A supporter of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Spanish South America during the South American Wars of Independence of the 1810s and 1820s.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom is a monarchist and a royalist.

    ruТом - монархист и роялист.

    deTom ist Monarchist und Royalist.

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  2. Tom is more royalist than the king.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
supporter of monarchy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
supporter of monarchy:

Origin

From royal + -ist.

From royal + -ist.

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Forms

plural: royalists

Synonyms

3 synonyms
basilean (obsolete):supporter of a royal régime
Close in meaning
  • a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War:Cavalier
  • an advocate of the principles of monarchy:monarchist

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedroyalism

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
royalist — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto