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Meaning of 'royal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Royal [ a.]
- Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.
- Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
- Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society.
2 . Royal [ n.]
- Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n.
- A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail.
- One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.
- A small mortar.
- One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots.
- An old English coin. See Rial.

Meaning of 'royal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . royal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
Example in sentence:
  • a royal visit;
  • by royal decree;
  • the royal crest;
  • the royal party
Meaning (2):
- established or chartered or authorized by royalty
Example in sentence:
  • the Royal Society
3 . royal [ s]
Meaning (3):
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Example in sentence:
  • golden age of imperial splendor;
  • purple tyrant;
  • regal attire;
  • the royal carriage of a stag's head;
  • treated with royal acclaim
Meaning (4):
- being of the rank of a monarch
Example in sentence:
  • of royal ancestry;
  • princes of the blood royal
Meaning (5):
- invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown
Example in sentence:
  • the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe

Nearby Words:

roy royalet royalism royalist royalization royalize royally royalties royalty royne

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