royalist

[roi-uh-list] /ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst/
noun
1.
a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
2.
(initial capital letter) a Cavalier adherent of Charles I of England.
3.
a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.
4.
(initial capital letter) an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to royalists:
royalist sympathies.
Origin
1635-45; royal + -ist
Related forms
royalism, noun
royalistic, adjective
antiroyalism, noun
antiroyalist, noun, adjective
nonroyalist, noun
ultraroyalist, noun, adjective
Examples from the web for royalist
  • The country's seven biggest political parties-including an avowedly royalist one-are urging a boycott.
  • And the rest of the world hasn't had cradle to grave royalist propaganda shoved down their throats.
  • Annette became something of a heroine in the royalist cause.
  • Amid this turmoil as the peace process stagnates, fears are growing that royalist elements in the military may attempt a coup.
British Dictionary definitions for royalist

royalist

/ˈrɔɪəlɪst/
noun
1.
a supporter of a monarch or monarchy, esp a supporter of the Stuarts during the English Civil War
2.
(informal) an extreme reactionary or conservative: an economic royalist
adjective
3.
of, characteristic of, or relating to royalists
Derived Forms
royalism, noun
Word Origin and History for royalist
n.

1640s, from royal + -ist. In England, a partizan of Charles I and II during the Civil War; in the U.S., an adherent of British government during the Revolution; in France, a supporter of the Bourbons.