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noun

Legitimist n.

One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right.

Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.

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Etymology of 'Legitimist'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Legitimist" Quotes from Famous Books

... in Picardy. You will find more royalist farmers than I could have believed possible six years ago. If the Comte de Chambord had not kept the Legitimist country gentlemen so much apart as a caste from the peasants, there would be nothing easier than to sweep the country with a monarchist propaganda. It was the royalist peasantry who brought about the great emigration in 1789, long before the Terror, by burning ...

— France and the Republic - A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces - During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 • William Henry Hurlbert

... young Cavour as page in the royal household. The pages were all inmates of the Military Academy, where the expense of their education was borne by the king after they received the appointment. The Count d'Auzers, a strong Legitimist, was one of the oldest friends of the Prince of Carignano, who was regarded at the Palazzo Cavour as the victim of false accusations of liberalism. Charles Albert always seemed to reflect the opinions of the person to whom he was writing or speaking. ...

— Cavour • Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco