royalist
royalist adjective: of or related to royalists or some royalist faction.
Adjective (1)
royalist (comparative more royalist, superlative most royalist)
- Of or related to royalists or some royalist faction.
- For a time, it was the only Royalist stronghold between London and Exeter, but it fell at last when a member of the garrison turned traitor and admitted the Parliamentary besiegers who destroyed it with gunpowder.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 134, about Corfe Castle
- Of or characterized by royalism.
- His father... was the son of Elijah C. West, who, being of royalist belief, found Massachusetts an uncongenial home during the Revolutionary period and therefore migrated to Nova Scotia.1898, ‘’Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity Colorado..., p. 1271
Noun (1)
royalist (plural royalists)
- A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.
- a Cavalier, a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.
- a supporter of the House of Bourbon, in France since the 18th century and especially during the French Revolution.
- a supporter of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Spanish South America during the South American Wars of Independence of the 1810s and 1820s.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Royalist
Royalist (comparative more Royalist, superlative most Royalist)
- Alternative letter-case form of royalist, particularly in reference to specific royalist factions, especially (UK, historical) Cavalier supporters of the Stuart dynasty and (US, historical) Tory or Loyalist supporters of the British monarchy.
Noun (2) capitalized: Royalist
Royalist (plural Royalists)
- Alternative letter-case form of royalist, particularly in reference to specific royalist factions, especially (UK, historical) Cavalier supporters of the Stuart dynasty and (US, historical) Tory or Loyalist supporters of the British monarchy.
royalist meaning in Persian
royalist in Persian
- supporter of monarchy
- سلطنت طلب saltanat talab
Synonyms of royalist
- royalistic
- royalistical
- monarchist
- monarchistic
- supporter of a royal régime
Antonyms
Forms of royalist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more royalist |
| superlative | most royalist |
| alternative form | Royalist |
| comparative | more Royalist |
| superlative | most Royalist |
| Noun | |
| plural | royalists |
| plural | Royalists |
Origin of royalist
From royal + -ist.
Words formed from royalist
Questions about royalist
- What does royalist mean?
- Royalist means of or related to royalists or some royalist faction.
- What is royalist in Persian?
- Royalist in Persian is سلطنت طلب (saltanat talab). See Royalist meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is royalist?
- Royalist can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near royalist in the dictionary
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