English Explanatory Dictionary

Orléanist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a French right-wing (except for 1814–1830) faction that arose out of the French Revolution, as opposed to the legitimists.

Word forms

Orléanist Orléanists

Etymology

Named from the Orléans branch of the House of Bourbon (descended from the youngest son of Louis XIII), who were its leaders, + -ism.

Related words

Orleanism
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