'Royalist' definitions:
Definition of 'royalist'
(from WordNet)
noun
An advocate of the principles of monarchy [syn: monarchist, royalist]
noun
A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War [syn: Cavalier, Royalist]
Definition of 'Royalist'
From: GCIDE
- Royalist \Roy"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. royaliste.] An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government. [1913 Webster]
- Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'royalist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Bircher,
- Bourbon,
- conservatist,
- conservative,
- diehard,
- extreme right-winger,
- hard hat,
- imperialist,
- monarchist,
- radical right,
- reactionarist,
- reactionary,
- reactionist,
- right,
- right wing,
- right-winger,
- rightist,
- social Darwinist,
- standpat,
- standpatter,
- Tory,
- ultraconservative