Meaning of Royalist | Babel Free
Definitions
- A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.
- A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially:
- 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.
Equivalents
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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