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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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    Antonyms:

  8. (usually initial capital letter) British. 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. Usually royals. Chiefly British. 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. informal.
    unusually 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 calledroyal 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 calledsmall 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzⲹ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dza· adverb
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  • ԴDz·Dza adjective
  • non·Dza· adverb
  • ·Dza adjective
  • pre·Dza· adverb
  • d·Dza adjective
  • pseudo·Dza· adverb
  • ܲȴ-Dza adjective
  • quasi-Dza· 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 firm's royal patronage continued when the late Queen Elizabeth II added Moorcroft designs into the Royal Collection.

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When Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals there was an agreement to stop using HRH, which stands for Her/His Royal Highness, but they still hold the titles.

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