— royalism , n. — royalistic , adj.
/roy"euh list/ , n.
1. a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, esp. in times of rebellion or civil war.
2. ( cap. ) a Cavalier adherent of Charles I of England.
3. a loyalist in the American Revolution; Tory.
4. ( cap. ) an adherent of the house of Bourbon in France.
adj.
5. of or pertaining to royalists: royalist sympathies.
[ 1635-45; ROYAL + -IST ]