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Meaning of legitimist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A French royalist who believes that the King of France and Navarre must be chosen according to the simple application of the Salic law.
    historical
  2. A Carlist
  3. Any proponent for the rule of a legitimate sovereign.
    broadly

Equivalents

Polski legitymista

Examples

“Nor does he beat around the bush: Tocqueville’s cousin and confidant Louis de Kergorlay is “a young idiot” and the legitimist insurrectionist the Duchesse de Berry “one of the silliest princesses in all European history.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Legitimization Legitimize Legitimized Legitimizer Legitimizes Legitimizing

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