Definition of Royalism

1. Noun. Adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government.

Generic synonyms: Adherence, Adhesion, Attachment
Derivative terms: Royalist

Definition of Royalism

1. n. the principles or conduct of royalists.

Definition of Royalism

1. Noun. Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with (term monarchism). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Royalism

1. support of a monarch or monarchy [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Royalism

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royal road
royal stag
royal tennis
royal touch
royal velvet plant
royal walnut moth
royal we
royal wes
royalet
royalets
royalise
royalised
royalises
royalisin
royalism (current term)
royalisms
royalist
royalists
royalization
royalize
royalized
royalizes
royalizing
royall
royaller
royallest
royally
royalmast
royalmasts

Literary usage of Royalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The French Revolution: A Political History, 1789-1804 by François-Alphonse Aulard (1910)
"royalism in France at the outset of the Republic.—II. royalism in the insurgent districts: La Vendee, Lyons, Toulon. Attitude of the Comte de Provence.—III. ..."

2. The Yale Literary Magazine by Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg, Yale University (1853)
"Indeed, the two forms of which royalism and Popular Liberty are the essential ... royalism prevails on the Eastern continent, and Popular Liberty on the ..."

3. The French Revolution: A Political History, 1789-1804 by François-Alphonse Aulard, Bernard Miall (1910)
"royalism in the non-insurgent provinces. IN explaining the foundation and operation of the institutions, whether provisional or permanent, ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Liberal period from 1824 to 1830; (3) the period of royalism and ideal Republicanism between 1830 and the time of his death. Appointed Minister of State ..."

5. The French Revolution: A Political History, 1789-1804 by François-Alphonse Aulard, Bernard Miall (1910)
"royalism.—IV. Directorial Republicans and Democratic Republicans. The law of the 22nd of Florial of the year VI (May n, 1798). ..."

6. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"royalism of Virginia Bermuda, and Barbados. Wil- sails for the West Indies. As for the masters themselves, they long lived in harmony in spite of the ..."

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