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royal
[roi-uhl]
adjective
of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
royal power; a royal palace.
descended from or related to a king or line of kings.
a royal prince.
noting or having the rank of a king or queen.
established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign.
a royal society.
(initial capital letter)serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
proceeding from or performed by a sovereign.
a royal warrant.
appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately.
royal splendor.
Synonyms:Antonyms:(usually initial capital letter)in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth.
Royal Marines; Royal Air Force.
fine; excellent.
in royal spirits.
Informal.extreme or persistent; unmitigated.
a royal nuisance; a royal pain.
noun
Nautical.a sail set on a royal mast.
Informal.a royal person; member of the royalty.
Chiefly British.Usually royals. a member of England's royal family.
a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 inches (51 × 64 centimeters).
a size of writing paper, 19 × 24 inches (48 × 61 centimeters).
Numismatics.any of various former coins, as the real or ryal.
royal
/ ˈɔɪə /
adjective
of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal
(prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty
the Royal Society of St George
being a member of a royal family
above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc
informalunusually good or impressive; first-rate
nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast )
noun
informal(sometimes capital) a member of a royal family
Also called: royal stag.a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches
nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast
a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches
Also called: small royal.a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches
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 )
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of royal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The royal couple typically share images of their children to mark special occasions such as birthdays.
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.
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".
But it has now finally been passed, without the amendment, and will become law once royal assent is given.
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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