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royal
[ roi-uhl ]
adjective
- 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.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- (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.
noun
- 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.
royal
/ ˈɔɪə /
adjective
- 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 )
noun
- informal.sometimes capital a member of a royal family
- Also calledroyal 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 calledsmall royal 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 )
Derived Forms
- ˈDzⲹ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dza· adverb
- t·Dza adjective
- ԴDz·Dza adjective
- non·Dza· adverb
- ·Dza adjective
- pre·Dza· adverb
- d·Dza adjective
- pseudo·Dza· adverb
- ܲȴ-Dza adjective
- quasi-Dza· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of royal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Prince Andrew's involvement with an alleged Chinese spy came at a time his chief aide and other royals believed his reputation was "irrecoverable".
Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering pagodas and Buddhist burial mounds, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies.
In Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, social media images showed collapsed buildings, including parts of the historic royal palace.
When the trip was over, royal sources spoke of its importance to the King on a very personal level.
It had ridden the storm of family fallout and leaving royal life behind.
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