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Royalist (Noun)

An advocate of the principles of monarchy.

Nouns denoting people.

The self-proclaimed royalist insisted that the monarch was the rightful ruler of the country.
Historians often categorize supporters of the king during the English Civil War as royalists.
In the strongly republican society, the young royalist felt misunderstood and isolated.
The nation's fledgling democracy struggled to win over hardline royalists, who opposed limiting the monarch's powers.
Following the bloodless coup, die-hard royalists secretly plotted the restoration of the deposed monarch.

A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War.

Nouns denoting people.

The royalist cavalry charged into battle with a fierce cry of "For the King!"
As a staunch royalist, she refused to acknowledge the authority of the Parliamentarian government.
The royalist stronghold of Oxford was besieged by the opposing forces of Oliver Cromwell.
He was a die-hard royalist who believed that the monarchy was divinely ordained.
The royalist cause was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Naseby in 1645.