royal

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
2. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
3. In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
4. Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
5. (informal) Used as an intensifier.
6. Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.

Noun

1. (informal) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
2. A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
3. A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
4. The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
6. The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
7. A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
8. In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
9. An old English gold coin, the rial.
10. A small mortar.
11. In auction bridge, a royal spade.
12. A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
13. Bell changes rung on ten bells.

Synonyms

regal

kingly

imperial

majestic

princely

royal stag

royalty

splendid

excellent

magnificent

monarch

ruler

kinglike

prince

🤴

purple

queenly

king

👑

sovereign

fit for a great king

best

royal mast

brilliant

choicest

dignified

exalted

finest

first-rate

gorgeous

grand

great

lord

monarchical

noble

palatial

rule over

stately

palatine

king’s

Hyphenated as

roy‧al

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɔɪəl/

Etymology

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. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

Sentences

The nearest equivalent in pre-Union Scotland was the royal burgh .