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pair royal

American  

noun

  1. Cribbage.  a set of three cards of the same denomination, worth six points.

pair royal British  

noun

  1. (in some card games) a set of three cards of the same denomination

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Etymology

Origin of pair royal

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

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If a fourth card of the same denomination is next played, twelve holes are scored for the “double pair royal.”

From Project Gutenberg

The preference of Brag over Speculation does not greatly surprise me, I believe, because I feel the same myself; but it mortifies me deeply, because Speculation was under my patronage; and, after all, what is there so delightful in a pair royal of Braggers?

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