Royal
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English
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.
- (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
- royal mast, royal sail
- (boxing, military) free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
- (informal) major
- a royal pain in the neck
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
Noun
Royal (plural Royals)- (colloquial) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
- (paper, printing) A standard printing-paper size measuring 25 inches x 20 inches.
- former name for the Australian decimal currency (later dollar).
- the fourth tine of an antler's beam
- in large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail
Adverbs for Royal
magnificently; splendidly; brilliantly; gorgeously; gloriously; imperiously; dominantly; imperially; arrogantly; proudly; authoritatively; absolutely; superbly; grandly; augustly; magnanimously; justly; majestically; sumptuously; munificently; lavishly; extravagantly.
Thesaurus
advantageous, anointed king, aristocratic, august, auspicious, baron, baroness, baronial, beneficial, benevolent, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, champion, chief, chieftain, classical, cogent, commendable, courtly, crown, crowned head, dignified, duchess, duke, duodecimo, dynast, dynastic, earl, effortless, eighteenmo, elegant, emperor, estimable, excellent, expedient, facile, fair, famous, favorable, fine, folio, front, glorious, good, goodly, grand, grand duke, grandiose, grave, healthy, helpful, high chief, imperator, imperatorial, imperatorious, imperial, imperious, imposing, impressive, kind, king, king-emperor, kinglet, kinglike, kingly, laudable, light, lord paramount, lordly, magisterial, magnificent, majestic, majesty, medium, monarch, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monarchical, nice, nobility, noble, nobleman, noblewoman, number one, octavo, octodecimo, overlord, paramount, peer, peerage, petty king, pleasant, potentate, prime, prince, prince consort, princelike, princely, princess, profitable, purple, quarto, queen, queenlike, queenly, rank, regal, resplendent, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sedate, sextodecimo, simple, sixteenmo, skillful, smooth, sober, solemn, sound, sovereign, splendid, stately, statuesque, super, superb, superior, suzerain, tetrarch, top, twelvemo, untroublesome, useful, valid, venerable, very good, virtuous, viscount, viscountess, worthy
Alternative forms
- roial (obsolete)
Etymology
Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēg-, the stem of rēx (“king”).
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French
Adjective
Royal m. (f. Royale, m. plural royaux, f. plural Royales)
Etymology
Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from rēg-, the stem of rēx (“king”).
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