Monarchist vs. Royalist — What's the Difference?

The system or principles of monarchy.

A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism.

Belief in or advocacy of monarchy.

A supporter of government by a monarch.

A supporter of, or believer in, monarchy.

See cavalier.

An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.

An American loyal to British rule during the American Revolution; a Tory.

An advocate of the principles of monarchy

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially:

(historical) a Cavalier, a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.

(historical) a supporter of the House of Bourbon, in France since the 18th century and especially during the French Revolution.

(historical) a supporter of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Spanish South America during the South American Wars of Independence of the 1810s and 1820s.

An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.

An advocate of the principles of monarchy