royal
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”) and real (“unit of currency”). Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)
- Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
- 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, OCLC 491297620, page 9:
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
- 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies (page 7)
- On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.
- Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
- c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii], page 175, column 2:
- How doth that royal Merchant good Anthonio;
- (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
- royal mast; royal sail
- (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- a royal pain in the neck
Synonyms[edit]
- (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal, roy (obsolete)
- (having a monarch's air): majestic, regal, stately
- (informal intensifier): major
Derived terms[edit]
- Annapolis Royal
- Astronomer Royal
- Front Royal
- give the royal treatment
- Mount Royal
- Park Royal
- Port Royal
- rhyme royal
- Royal
- royal albatross
- royal assent
- royal borough
- royal burgh
- royal crown
- royal family
- royal fern
- royal fish
- royal flush
- royalism
- royalist
- royalistic
- royalistical
- royalistically
- royal jelly
- royal kite
- Royal Leamington Spa
- royally
- royal moth
- Royal Oak
- royal spoonbill
- royal standard
- royal tennis
- royal train
- royalty
- royal walnut
- royal walnut moth
- royal warrant
- royal we
- royal wedding
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Noun[edit]
royal (plural royals)
- (somewhat informal) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
- (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
- (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
- (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
- The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
- A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
- (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
- An old English gold coin, the rial.
- (military) A small mortar.
- (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
- A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
- Synonym: imperial
- (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧yal
Noun[edit]
royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”) + -ālis. Equivalent to roi + -al.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
royal (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)
- royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “royal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch royaal (“royal”), from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
royal
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “royal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst) (Late Middle English)
- royal, of a king,
- kinglike, reminiscent of a king
- majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly
- opulent, expensive, fine
- noble, princely
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “roial, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Noun[edit]
royal (Late Middle English)
Descendants[edit]
- English: royal
References[edit]
- “roial, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Adverb[edit]
royal (Late Middle English)
References[edit]
- “roial, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant spelling of roial.
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)
- royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
royal m or f (plural royales)
- royal (member of the British royal family)
- (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)
Further reading[edit]
- “royal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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