Ultra

(ül'trah.) [L., beyond.) (Pol.) A prefix to certain words, to denote those members of a party who carry their notions to exce . In 1793, those persons in France were called ultra - revolutionists who demanded much more than the constitution they adopted allowed. When the Bourbons returned to France, 1815, the words ultra-royalists and ultra-liberals were much used, and have become common wherever political parties exist. [s. 917]