royalism
English
/ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/
noun
Definitions
- 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 monarchism (monarchism).
Etymology
Suffix from English royal (a sail on large sailing ships).
Origin
English
royal
Gloss
a sail on large sailing ships
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Port Royal English
- antiroyal English
- antiroyalism English
- non-royal English
- nonroyal English
- royal English
- royalet English
- royalise English
- royalist English
- royalistic English
- royalization English
- royalize English
- royally English
- royalness English
- royalty English
- superroyal English
- surroyal English
- unroyal English
- røyl Norwegian Bokmål
- royal Middle English