Legitimist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Legitimist \Le*git"i*mist\ (-m[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.
     l['e]gitimiste.]
     1. One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who
        believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right.
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     2. Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder
        branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
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