battle royal
noun
a fight in which more than two combatants are engaged.
battles royal
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pluralof battle royal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To most people in the state — Hawaiians and residents of the islands who are not kanaka maoli — these battles royal are hardly the main problem.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
Rudd also reprised his role in the battles royal of “Captain America: Civil War” and “Endgame.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2019
Still, they had a Christmas feast in 1995, two months before Lady Caroline’s death: no turkey or trimmings but also no battles royal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2010
When the club put on battles royal, Little Beau always picked up the coins.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her Grace had engaged in battles royal for so long a time and with such activity that the Court and the world were a little wearied and glad of something new.
From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett
