Loyalism


loy·al·ist

L0274300 (loi′ə-lĭst)n.1. One who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change.2. Loyalist See Tory.3. Loyalist One who supported the established government of Spain during the Spanish Civil War.
loy′al·ism n.

Loyalism

1. a dedication to the British cause during the American revolution; Toryism.
2. an adherence to the cause of the republic during the Spanish Civil War. — Loyalist, n., adj.See also: Politics