king over the water

king over the water
   obsolete British
   a Stuart pretender in exile
   Possibly used of Charles II and James II during their 17th-century absences from the throne, and certainly much in vogue after the Hanoverian kings took over after Queen Anne died in 1714:
    He so far compromised his loyalty, as to announce merely 'The King', as his first toast... Our guest... added, 'Over the water'. (W. Scott, 1824)
   Stuart supporters would normally pass their glass over a glass of water without venturing verbal amplification. Loyalty to the Stuarts, especially after 1715, also implied adherence to Roman Catholicism, which in turn involved civil disabilities if not prosecution.

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