royalist

Noun

Meaning

An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cavalier monarchist royal republican imperial right princely regal conservative aristocratic reactionary autocratic imperialist traditionalist bigot
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Antonyms

republican democrat common left liberal lefty
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Hypernyms

monarchist right-winger rightist

Hyponyms

cavalier Orleanist

Related terms

royalism

Anagrams

solitary

Examples

I am Bourbon as a matter of honour, royalist according to reason and conviction, and republican by taste and character. François-René de Chateaubriand

I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics. T. S. Eliot

It's a petty thing, but I wouldn't join the Scouts when I was a kid, 'cause you had to swear allegiance to the queen. I'm just not a royalist. I think it's idiotic, a hereditary principle. Elvis Costello

No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't see the use of the monarchy though I'm fierce patriot. I'm proud proud proud of being English, but I think the monarchy symbolizes a lot of what was wrong with the country. Daniel Radcliffe

My general point of view may be described as classicist in literature, royalist in politics, and Anglo-Catholic in religion. T. S. Eliot

After a storm destroyed the royalist fleet, the Targaryen garrison tried to betray Viserys and his newborn sister, Daenerys, to Stannis (the queen had died in childbirth). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

royalise royalisin royalism royalistic royalization royalize