Yorkist

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noun

A supporter of the House of York.

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Meanings

nounYorkist (plural Yorkists)

plural Yorkists

  1. historicalA supporter of the House of York.

    But his grandson Francis, a Yorkist friend of Richard III, backed the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was declared a traitor by Henry VII, who confiscated his estates.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 286

Origin

From York + -ist.

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Translations

Portuguese yorkista, iorquista
  • yorkistaa supporter of the House of York
  • iorquistaa supporter of the House of York

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Yorkist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkist

MLA

“Yorkist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yorkist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkist.

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