Orléanist
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named from the Orléans branch of the House of Bourbon (descended from the youngest son of Louis XIII), who were its leaders, + -ism.
Noun
[edit]Orléanist (plural Orléanists)
- (historical) A member of a French right-wing (except for 1814–1830) faction that arose out of the French Revolution, as opposed to the legitimists.