I. -ələ̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: royal (I) + -ist
1. often capitalized : an adherent of a king or of monarchical government: as
a. : a supporter of Charles I in his struggles with the Puritans and parliament : cavalier — compare roundhead
b. : an adherent of George III or the British government in the American Revolution : tory
c. : an adherent of the Bourbon dynasty in France during and since the French Revolution
2. : a reactionary business tycoon or powerful trust
take unwarranted power out of the hands of economic or social royalists — Louis Filler
II. adjective
or roy·al·is·tic |rȯiə|listik, |rȯ(i)yə|-, -tēk
: of, relating to, or characteristic of royalism or royalists