royal
of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace.
descended from or related to a king or line of kings: a royal prince.
noting or having the rank of a king or queen.
established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign: a royal society.
(initial capital letter) serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant.
appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately: royal splendor.
(usually initial capital letter)British. in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth: Royal Marines; Royal Air Force.
fine; excellent: in royal spirits.
Informal. extreme or persistent; unmitigated: a royal nuisance; a royal pain.
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
Informal. a royal person; member of the royalty.
Usually royals. Chiefly British. a member of England's royal family.
a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 inches (51 × 64 centimeters).
a size of writing paper, 19 × 24 inches (48 × 61 centimeters).
Numismatics. any of various former coins, as the real or ryal.
Origin of royal
1synonym study For royal
Other words for royal
Opposites for royal
Other words from royal
- roy·al·ly, adverb
- an·ti·roy·al, adjective
- non·roy·al, adjective
- non·roy·al·ly, adverb
- pre·roy·al, adjective
- pre·roy·al·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·roy·al, adjective
- pseu·do·roy·al·ly, adverb
- quasi-royal, adjective
- qua·si-roy·al·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with royal
- roil, royal
Words Nearby royal
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How to use royal in a sentence
The wealthy might, and often did, choose to leave town much like the royal court.
Covid-19 dashboards are vital, yet flawed, sources of public information | Jacqueline Wernimont | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe royal couple’s Archewell organization has signed a multiyear agreement with the company, with the first series coming next year.
Prince Harry and Meghan sign multiyear podcasting deal with Spotify | ehinchliffe | December 15, 2020 | FortuneIt won’t be the royal’s last investment, if this story is anything to go by.
My London Trip That Was Not to Be touched all the bases — royal getaways, tea at Claridge’s, the National Gallery, Scotland Yard and, of course, theater in the West End.
My trip to London was canceled, so I took it on YouTube instead | Nancy Nathan | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostThe most recent season also saw the differences between the various royal generations highlighted more clearly.
How Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ achieves its look—even as each season evolves | radmarya | August 29, 2020 | Fortune
He is expected to spend the next few days closeted with lawyers and advisers at his home, royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park.
But Sarah Ferguson still lives in the family home, royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, when she is in the U.K.
The royal Family has benefited hugely from the American blood in its veins.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain | Tim Teeman | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTroyal Christmases have a rhythm and routine—but this year Will, Kate, and baby George have their own, more relaxed plans.
And in a big departure from established royal protocol, Prince George might even get a—gasp—present to open on Christmas Day.
The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
They were never refused, for their recipients looked upon them much in the light of a royal command.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsA royal decree (December 31, 1622) orders the Dominicans in the Philippines not to meddle in affairs of government.
In Paris, Joachim soon found that the royal road to success lay in denouncing loudly all superior officers of lack of patriotism.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThis led to her painting portraits of various members of the royal family while she was still a pupil of De Zichys.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine Clement
British Dictionary definitions for royal
/ (ˈrɔɪəl) /
of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal
(prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty: the Royal Society of St George
being a member of a royal family
above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc
informal unusually good or impressive; first-rate
nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast)
(sometimes capital) informal a member of a royal family
Also called: royal stag a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches
nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast
a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches
Also called: small royal mainly British a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches
any of various book sizes, esp 6 1/4 by 10 inches (royal octavo), 6 3/4 by 10 1/4 inches (super royal octavo), and (chiefly Brit) 10 by 12 1/2 inches (royal quarto) and 10 1/4 by 13 1/2 inches (super royal quarto)
Origin of royal
1Derived forms of royal
- royally, adverb
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