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royal

[roi-uhl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign.

    royal power; a royal palace.

  2. descended from or related to a king or line of kings.

    a royal prince.

  3. noting or having the rank of a king or queen.

  4. established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign.

    a royal society.

  5. (initial capital letter)serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign.

  6. proceeding from or performed by a sovereign.

    a royal warrant.

  7. appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately.

    royal splendor.

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  8. (usually initial capital letter)in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth.

    Royal Marines; Royal Air Force.

  9. fine; excellent.

    in royal spirits.

  10. Informal.extreme or persistent; unmitigated.

    a royal nuisance; a royal pain.



noun

  1. Nautical.a sail set on a royal mast.

  2. Informal.a royal person; member of the royalty.

  3. Chiefly British.Usually royals. a member of England's royal family.

  4. a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 inches (51 × 64 centimeters).

  5. a size of writing paper, 19 × 24 inches (48 × 61 centimeters).

  6. Numismatics.any of various former coins, as the real or ryal.

royal

/ ˈɔɪə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal

  2. (prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty

    the Royal Society of St George

  3. being a member of a royal family

  4. above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc

  5. informalunusually good or impressive; first-rate

  6. nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal(sometimes capital) a member of a royal family

  2. Also called: royal stag.a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches

  3. nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast

  4. a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches

  5. Also called: small royal.a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches

  6. any of various book sizes, esp 6 1/ 4 by 10 inches ( royal octavo ), 6 3/ 4 by 10 1/ 4 inches ( super royal octavo ), and (chiefly Brit) 10 by 12 1/ 2 inches ( royal quarto ) and 10 1/ 4 by 13 1/ 2 inches ( super royal quarto )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • royally adverb
  • antiroyal adjective
  • nonroyal adjective
  • nonroyally adverb
  • preroyal adjective
  • preroyally adverb
  • pseudoroyal adjective
  • pseudoroyally adverb
  • quasi-royal adjective
  • quasi-royally adverb
  • ˈDzⲹ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of royal1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ŧ “kingly,” equivalent to ŧ- (stem of ŧ ) “king” + - adjective suffix; regal 1, -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of royal1

C14: from Old French roial , from Latin ŧ , fit for a king, from ŧ king; compare regal 1
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Synonym Study

See kingly.
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The royal couple typically share images of their children to mark special occasions such as birthdays.

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The royal couple rode in a carriage at the front of the military procession along the Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on parade.

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Flags have been at half-mast at royal residences and the black armbands will add another sign of respect, with the King having said he was "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad".

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But it has now finally been passed, without the amendment, and will become law once royal assent is given.

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Two French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they claimed had once belonged to French royals such as Marie Antoinette.

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