legitimists

[US]/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪsts/
[UK]/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪsts/
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Translation

n.supporters of a legitimate sovereign or dynasty

Example Sentences

french legitimists supported the restoration of the bourbon monarchy in the nineteenth century.

the legitimist claimant to the throne argued his hereditary right was divine.

many legitimists refused to accept the orleans monarchy as legitimate.

the legitimist cause attracted nobles who valued ancient traditions.

legitimist historians documented the succession disputes of medieval france.

the legitimist faction organized secret meetings during the second empire.

traditional legitimists believed that legitimacy came from ancient bloodlines.

some legitimists eventually reconciled with the third republic.

the legitimist movement faded as republican ideas spread across europe.

legitimist pamphlets circulated among aristocratic circles in the 1880s.

the legitimist princess married into another european royal family.

modern historians study legitimist politics to understand nineteenth-century france.

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