Opposed to or rejecting monarchy, royal authority, or the institution of royalty.
From anti- (against) + royal. Royal comes from Old French roial, from Latin regalis, relating to a king. The compound became common during democratic movements.
Antiroyal sentiment surged during revolutions—the American and French revolutions were basically massive antiroyal movements where people said 'why should we have a king anyway?'
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