Royal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace.
  2. descended from or related to a king or line of kings: a royal prince.
  3. noting or having the rank of a king or queen.
  4. established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign: a royal society.
  5. serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
  6. proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant.
  7. appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately: royal splendor.
  8. in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth: Royal Marines; Royal Air Force.
  9. fine; excellent: in royal spirits.
  10. extreme or persistent; unmitigated: a royal nuisance; a royal pain.
noun
  1. a sail set on a royal mast.
  2. a royal person; member of the royalty.
  3. a member of England's royal family.
  4. a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 inches (51 × 64 centimeters).
  5. a size of writing paper, 19 × 24 inches (48 × 61 centimeters).
  6. any of various former coins, as the real or ryal.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal
  2. established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty
  3. being a member of a royal family
  4. above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc
  5. unusually good or impressive; first-rate
  6. just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast)
noun
  1. a member of a royal family
  2. a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches
  3. a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast
  4. a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches
  5. a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches
  6. 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)
Royal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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