ROYAL

royal

(adjective) invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; “the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe”

imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal

(adjective) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; “golden age of imperial splendor”; “purple tyrant”; “regal attire”; “treated with royal acclaim”; “the royal carriage of a stag’s head”

royal

(adjective) being of the rank of a monarch; “of royal ancestry”; “princes of the blood royal”

royal

(adjective) of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; “the royal party”; “the royal crest”; “by royal decree”; “a royal visit”

royal

(adjective) established or chartered or authorized by royalty; “the Royal Society”

royal, royal stag

(noun) stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

royal

(noun) a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)

Of or relating to a monarch or their family.

Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.

(nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

(boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.

(informal) Used as an intensifier.

Synonyms

• (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal

• (having a monarch's air): majestic, stately, regal

• (informal intensifier): major

Noun

royal (plural royals)

A royal person; a member of a royal family.

(paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.

(paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.

(dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.

Any of various lycaenid butterflies.

The fourth tine of an antler's beam.

A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).

(nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

An old English gold coin, the rial.

(military) A small mortar.

(card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.

A tuft of beard on the lower lip.

Synonym: imperial

(campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.

Anagrams

• Aylor, aroyl, orlay

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Royal (plural Royals)

A surname.

A male given name from English from the surname

Noun

Royal (plural Royals)

(soccer) someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Royal (plural Royals)

A male given name from the word "royal".

Noun

Royal (plural Royals)

(UK, historical) A member of the first regiment of foot in the British army.

Adjective

Royal

Alternative form of royal (in capitalised proper nouns, e.g. Royal Navy, Royal Mail)

Anagrams

• Aylor, aroyl, orlay

Source: Wiktionary

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Roy"al, a. Etym: [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.]

1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.

2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio Shak.

3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. Battle royal. See under Battle.

– Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.) -- Royal eagle. (Zoöl.) See Golden eagle, under Golden.

– Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See Osmund.

– Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.

– Royal metal, an old name for gold.

– Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree (Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida.

– Royal pheasant. See Curassow.

– Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.

– Royal tern (Zoöl.), a large, crested American tern (Sterna maxima).

– Royal tiger. (Zoöl.) See Tiger.

– Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil.

Syn.

– Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous.

Roy"al, n.

1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. Totten.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.

4. (Gun.)

Definition: A small mortar.

5. (Mil.)

Definition: One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots.

6. An old English coin. See Rial.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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