Port Royal

American  

noun

1. a village in southern South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.

2. a historic town on southeastern Jamaica at the entrance to Kingston harbor: a former capital of Jamaica.

3. former name of Annapolis Royal.

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Port Royal British  

noun

1. a fortified town in SE Jamaica, at the entrance to Kingston harbour: capital of Jamaica in colonial times

2. the former name (until 1710) of Annapolis Royal

3. an educational institution about 27 km (17 miles) west of Paris that flourished from 1638 to 1704, when it was suppressed by papal bull as it had become a centre of Jansenism. Its teachers were noted esp for their work on linguistics: their Grammaire générale et raisonnée exercised much influence

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Example Sentences

"I am not moving. I don't believe I can run from death," Roy Brown, speaking from the historic seaside area Port Royal in Kingston, told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

The Jamaican government has issued mandatory evacuation orders for seven communities on the island predicted to take heavy damage, including Port Royal, Kingston.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Port Royal is one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour at 6,828 yards, with the wind off Atlantic considered its greatest defense.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

According to the ship's logbook, a signed letter from the majority of the crew was sent ashore to Port Royal authorities.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

In May, 1862, she boarded the Atlantic, a Government transport, headed for Beaufort, which is located on Port Royal, one of the Sea Islands, off the coast of South Carolina.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry