être plus royaliste que le roi

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Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to be more royalist than the king”. From François-René de Chateaubriand, De la Monarchie selon la Charte, Paris, 1816, LXXXI.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tʁə ply ʁwa.ja.lis.t(ə) kə lə ʁwa/, /e.tʁə ply ʁwa.ja.lis.t(ə) kə lə ʁwa/
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Verb[edit]

être plus royaliste que le roi

  1. to be more Catholic than the Pope; to make more effort to defend someone's interests than they make themselves

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