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Definitions for Royal

[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.
[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.
[11] Nautical . a sail set on a royal mast.
[12] Informal . a royal person; member of the royalty.
[13] Usually royals. Chiefly British . a member of England's royal family.
[14] a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 inches (51 × 64 cm).
[15] a size of writing paper, 19 × 24 inches (48 × 61 cm).
[16] Numismatics . any of various former coins, as the real or ryal.
[17] of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal
[18] (prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty the Royal Society of St George
[19] being a member of a royal family
[20] above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc
[21] informal unusually good or impressive; first-rate
[22] nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast )
[23] (sometimes capital) informal a member of a royal family
[24] Also called: royal stag a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches
[25] nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast
[26] a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches
[27] Also called: small royal mainly British a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches
[28] 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 )

Words related to Royal

noble, stately, illustrious, magnificent, imperial, aristocratic, dignified, superior, august, sovereign, elevated, high, ruling, worthy, authoritative, commanding, eminent, grandiose, honorable, imposing

Words nearby Royal

roxas y acuña, roxburgh, roxburghshire, roy, roy rogers, royal, royal academy, royal air force, royal air force list, royal and ancient club, royal anne

Origin of Royal

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin rēgālis kingly, equivalent to rēg- (stem of rēx ) king + -ālis -al1; cf. regal1

Words that may be confused with Royal

roil, royal

Other words from Royal

roy·al·ly , adverb
an·ti·roy·al , adjective
non·roy·al , adjective
non·roy·al·ly , adverb
pre·roy·al , adjective
pre·roy·al·ly , adverb
pseu·do·roy·al , adjective
pseu·do·roy·al·ly , adverb
qua·si-roy·al , adjective
qua·si-roy·al·ly , adverb

Word origin for Royal

C14: from Old French roial , from Latin rēgālis , fit for a king, from rēx king; compare regal 1

Synonyms for Royal

aristocratic, dignified, illustrious, imperial, magnificent, noble, stately, august, elevated, high, ruling, sovereign, superior, worthy, authoritative, baronial, commanding, eminent, grandiose, highborn, honorable, imposing, impressive, kingly, lofty, majestic, queenly, regal, regnant, reigning, renowned, resplendent, splendid, superb, supreme