royalist

(-ist)

noun

  1. an adherent of royalism; person who supports a monarch or a monarchy, esp. in times of revolution, civil war, etc.
    1. a supporter of Charles I of England; Cavalier
    2. ☆ a supporter of the British in the American Revolution; Tory
    3. a supporter of the Bourbons in France

adjective

of royalists or royalism

See royalist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A supporter of government by a monarch.
  2. Royalist
    a. See cavalier.
    b. An American loyal to British rule during the American Revolution; a Tory.

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