royal
See also: Royal
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”) and real (“unit of currency”). Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔɪəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪəl
- Hyphenation: roy‧al
AdjectiveEdit
royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)
- Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
- 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC, page 9:
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
- 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies (page 7)
- On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.
- Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
- c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 175, column 2:
- How doth that royal Merchant good Anthonio;
- (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) Used as an intensifier.
- a royal pain in the neck
SynonymsEdit
- (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal, roy (obsolete)
- (having a monarch's air): majestic, regal, stately
- (informal intensifier): major
Derived termsEdit
- Annapolis Royal
- Astronomer Royal
- Farnham Royal
- Front Royal
- give the royal treatment
- Mount Royal
- Park Royal
- Port Royal
- rhyme royal
- Royal
- royal albatross
- royal assent
- royal borough
- royal burgh
- royal crown
- royal family
- royal fern
- royal fish
- royal flush
- royal jelly
- royal kite
- Royal Leamington Spa
- Royal Marine, Royal Marines
- royal moth
- Royal Oak
- royal spoonbill
- royal standard
- royal tennis
- royal train
- royal walnut
- royal walnut moth
- royal warrant
- royal we
- royal wedding
- royalism
- royalist
- royalistic
- royalistical
- royalistically
- royally
- royalty
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
of or relating to a monarch or their family
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having a monarch's air — see majestic
nautical: of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails
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NounEdit
royal (plural royals)
- (somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
- 2022 September 21, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Her Majesty's final journey”, in RAIL, number 966, page 3:
- Andy noted in RAIL 462: "The Royals are bound to have a great say in the decoration of the train and it speaks volumes for their regard for it that there are so many portraits of previous Royal Trains and items presented on trips. I sense they're extremely fond of it."
- (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.
- 1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., “Chapter XXXV”, in Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC:
- in ten days after we spoke the Solon, so rapid was his recovery, that, from lying helpless and almost hopeless in his berth, he was at the mast-heId, furling a royal.
- 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.
TranslationsEdit
royal person
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lycaenid butterfly
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stag with twelve points (six on each antler)
nautical: a sail
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old English gold coin — see rial
military: small mortar
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧yal
NounEdit
royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”) + -ālis. Equivalent to roi + -al.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
royal (feminine royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “royal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French royal, from Latin regalis. Occassionally attested in the 19th century and perhaps earlier. More regular use dates from the latter half of the 20th century, reinforced by English royal; compare die Royals (“the British royal family”). The derivatives Royalist, Royalismus are older in German.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
royal (strong nominative masculine singular royaler, comparative royaler, superlative am royalsten)
- royal
- Synonyms: königlich, majestätisch
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of royal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist royal | sie ist royal | es ist royal | sie sind royal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | royaler | royale | royales | royale |
| genitive | royalen | royaler | royalen | royaler | |
| dative | royalem | royaler | royalem | royalen | |
| accusative | royalen | royale | royales | royale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der royale | die royale | das royale | die royalen |
| genitive | des royalen | der royalen | des royalen | der royalen | |
| dative | dem royalen | der royalen | dem royalen | den royalen | |
| accusative | den royalen | die royale | das royale | die royalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein royaler | eine royale | ein royales | (keine) royalen |
| genitive | eines royalen | einer royalen | eines royalen | (keiner) royalen | |
| dative | einem royalen | einer royalen | einem royalen | (keinen) royalen | |
| accusative | einen royalen | eine royale | ein royales | (keine) royalen | |
Comparative forms of royal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist royaler | sie ist royaler | es ist royaler | sie sind royaler | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | royalerer | royalere | royaleres | royalere |
| genitive | royaleren | royalerer | royaleren | royalerer | |
| dative | royalerem | royalerer | royalerem | royaleren | |
| accusative | royaleren | royalere | royaleres | royalere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der royalere | die royalere | das royalere | die royaleren |
| genitive | des royaleren | der royaleren | des royaleren | der royaleren | |
| dative | dem royaleren | der royaleren | dem royaleren | den royaleren | |
| accusative | den royaleren | die royalere | das royalere | die royaleren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein royalerer | eine royalere | ein royaleres | (keine) royaleren |
| genitive | eines royaleren | einer royaleren | eines royaleren | (keiner) royaleren | |
| dative | einem royaleren | einer royaleren | einem royaleren | (keinen) royaleren | |
| accusative | einen royaleren | eine royalere | ein royaleres | (keine) royaleren | |
Superlative forms of royal
Related termsEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch royaal (“royal”), from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
royal
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “royal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst) (Late Middle English)
- royal, of a king,
- kinglike, reminiscent of a king
- majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly
- opulent, expensive, fine
- noble, princely
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “roial, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
NounEdit
royal (Late Middle English)
DescendantsEdit
- English: royal
ReferencesEdit
- “roial, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
AdverbEdit
royal (Late Middle English)
ReferencesEdit
- “roial, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Middle FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālem.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)
- royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)
DescendantsEdit
- French: royal
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ro‧yal
NounEdit
royal m or f (plural royales)
- royal (member of the British royal family)
- (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)
Further readingEdit
- “royal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014