blood royal

noun

1. all persons related by birth to a hereditary monarch, taken collectively; the royal kin.

   a prince of the blood royal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood royal¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

The sons, brothers, and uncles of the sovereign are styled princes of the blood royal; and the daughters, sisters, and aunts are princesses of the blood royal.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

And while some would not have scrupled to strike the blood royal, more would have been quick to protect and avenge it.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

But he is of the blood royal, I can tell by the shape of his neck.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

No Indian prince is considered to be of blood royal, and they do not stand in the line at levées and Courts, but all have the private Entrée.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Henceforward there are to be in Great Britain no Princes or Princesses other than those of the Blood Royal.

Read more on Project Gutenberg