quasi-royal
- 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
He early found a quasi-royal friend and patroness in Caterina Cornaro, ex-Queen of Cyprus, whose portrait he painted, and whose recommendation, as I believe, secured for him important commissions in the like field.
From Giorgione by Cook, Herbert
As the Protector held quasi-royal powers, he could only be deposed by using the person of the young king.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
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 Cheyney, Edward Potts
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
