royal
adjective
of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
quasi-royal
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a word derived from
royal.
Example Sentences
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Consider the quasi-royal encore wedding of Anne Andrews, 45, and John Carleton Thornton III, 50, both of whom were married once before.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the doubtful period of Danish and English struggles, the archbishop apparently exercised quasi-royal authority over the English burghers themselves.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen
One of the permanent lessons of the Portuguese explorations was the need for and effectiveness of royal or quasi-royal patronage.
From American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 by Edward Potts Cheyney
Three times it marks the entrance or exit of a Parliament, three times is used in a Royal or quasi-royal procession, and the remaining cases are royal, or near it.
From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Edward W. (Edward Woodall) Naylor
He deprived him of his general’s commission in consequence of his quasi-royal progresses about the country, and in December on Monmouth’s return to England he was forbidden to appear at court.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
