filomonarchiche
pro-monarchist
adjective fee-loh-moh-NAR-kee-keh Rare
Origin: Greek philos (loving) + monarchia (monarchy)
Also means
royalist (feminine plural)
Usage Note
Filomonarchiche is the feminine plural form of filomonarchico, meaning 'pro-monarchy' or 'royalist'. The prefix filo- (from Greek philos, loving) is productive in Italian political vocabulary: filosovietico, filoamericano, filoeuropeo. The masculine plural is filomonarchici. The word appears mainly in historical or political writing, especially regarding the period around Italian unification or 20th-century political debates.
Examples
"Le forze filomonarchiche si opposero alla repubblica."
Natural Translation
The pro-monarchist forces opposed the republic.
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