Royalist - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Royalist :  (noun)

1: an advocate of the principles of monarchy [syn: monarchist]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed. --Waller.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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