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legitimist

le·git·i·mist [ lə jíttimist ] (plural le·git·i·mists)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. monarchist: a believer in monarchy through inheritance or in a specific person's claim to inherit a throne

2. Bourbon supporter: in the 19th century, a supporter of the Bourbon claimants to the French throne

[Mid-19th century. < French légitimiste< légitime "legitimate" < Latin legitimus (see legitimate)]

le·git·i·mism [ lə jítti mìzzəm ] noun
le·git·i·mist  adjective
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