royalist
roy uh list
- n an advocate of the principles of monarchy
- n a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
- It was a delicate gesture toward the pro-royalist tribesmen who consider Western clothes an affront to Islam.
- He has resumed air attacks not only on the royalist redoubts but also on border towns in Saudi Arabia, which he claims serve as supply depots for the guerrillas.
- The Egyptian excuse: renewed royalist activity must mean renewed military aid from Saudi Arabia.