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royal

UK/ˈɹɔɪ̯.əl/ US/ˈɹʷɔɪ̯.əl] ~ [ˈɹʷɔɪ̯.l̩/ common informal uk
adjective (5) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

  • “the royal party”
  • “the royal crest”
  • “by royal decree”
  • “a royal visit”
2.

established or chartered or authorized by royalty

  • “the Royal Society”
3.

being of the rank of a monarch

  • “of royal ancestry”
  • “princes of the blood royal”
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4.

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

  • “golden age of imperial splendor”
  • “purple tyrant”
  • “regal attire”
  • “treated with royal acclaim”
  • “the royal carriage of a stag”
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5.

invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown

  • “the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe”
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noun

1.
2.

stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

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Origin

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

Phrases

  • Annapolis Royal
  • Astronomer Royal
  • ballade royal
  • battle royal
  • blood royal
  • chant royal
  • coffee royal
  • Farnham Royal

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