Antonyms for royalist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : roi-uh-list |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst |
Definition of royalist
Origin :- 1640s, from royal + -ist. In England, a partizan of Charles I and II during the Civil War; in the U.S., an adherent of British government during the Revolution; in France, a supporter of the Bourbons.
- As in reactionary : noun person who is politically conservative
- As in ultraconservative : noun reactionary
- All the convent was royalist, and Henri V. was their recognised sovereign.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He may be a Republican, and he must uphold with warmth and conviction Royalist theories.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Marked ye not that he claimed to have been the last Royalist who drew sword in England?
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Sir Matthew Hale, as most of our readers must be aware, was a devoted Royalist.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- Wilson—that was his name in those days—was a Royalist when I encountered him.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- We shall join them with our captive, and thus convey him to the Royalist General.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- He was a Royalist, like me; his sympathies are like my own, so are his present necessities.
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- Temper your royalist zeal with a seeming regard for your personal safety.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- The mayor, too, was a royalist, and the matter was decided against us.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- It was talked about from a royalist point of view with a kind of respect.
- Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for royalist
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