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legitimist definition

le·giti·mist (-mist)

noun

a supporter of legitimate authority or, esp., of claims to monarchy based on the rights of heredity

Etymology: Fr légitimiste

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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