ORLEANIST
\ˈɔːliːnˌɪst], \ˈɔːliːnˌɪst], \ˈɔː_l_iː_n_ˌɪ_s_t]\
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a supporter of the Orleans branch of the French Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV
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a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV
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or'l[=e]-an-ist, n. one of the family of the Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV. of France: a supporter of the claims of this family to the throne of France.--adj. favourable to the claims of the Orleans family.--ns. OR'LEANISM; OR'LEANS, a wool and cotton cloth for women's dresses.
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