1. legitimist - Noun
2. legitimist - Adjective
One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right.
Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Tory political faction originally emerged within the Parliament of England to uphold the legitimist rights of James II, Duke of York, to succeed his brother Charles II to the throne. Source: Internet
Politics Balzac was a legitimist ; in many ways, his views are the antithesis of Victor Hugo 's democratic republicanism. Source: Internet