royal.
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
royal mast; royal sail
Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
Used as an intensifier.
a royal pain in the neck
Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.
Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.
A royal person; a member of a royal family.
A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
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).
In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
An old English gold coin, the rial.
A small mortar.
In auction bridge, a royal spade.
A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
Bell changes rung on ten bells.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.
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