Dictionary 1. (n.) A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.2. (n.) A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative. Thesaurus Bourbon Tory conservatist conservative diehard extreme right-winger hard hat imperialist monarchist radical right reactionarist reactionary reactionist right right wing right-winger rightist royalist social Darwinist standpat standpatter ultraconservative |