blood royal

noun

all persons related by birth to a hereditary monarch, taken collectively; the royal kin: a prince of the blood royal.

Origin of blood royal

First recorded in 1595–1605

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The lords of the Court, on the contrary, and the princes of the blood royal, appeared very indifferent to it.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin | Anatole France
Certainly he was possessed by no extravagant notions of the divinity of blood-royal.
Art in England | Dutton Cook
Certain of the leaders indeed, and notably the princes of the blood royal, knew no more than she.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole France
Indeed, after the death of Akbar, three princes of the blood royal were solemnly baptized.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
And the king sent Lysias, one of the blood royal, with a great army to go into the land of Juda and destroy it.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | Various

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