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Royal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Royal? [n] stag with antlers of 12 or more branches [n] a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast [adj] invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" [adj] belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [adj] being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" [adj] of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit" [adj] established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Royal: crowned \| imperial \| majestic \| noble \| purple \| regal \| royal stag Related Terms \| Find terms related to Royal: See Also \| canvas \| canvass \| sail \| sheet \| stag Royal In Webster's Dictionary \Roy"al\, n. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade. \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak. 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}. {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.) {Royal eagle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}. {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See {Osmund}. {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast. {Royal metal}, an old name for gold. {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida. {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}. {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. {Royal tern} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna maxima}). {Royal tiger}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Tiger}. {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. \Roy"al\, n. 1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under {paper}, n. 2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. --Totten. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. 4. (Gun.) A small mortar. 5. (Mil.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots. 6. An old English coin. See {Rial}.

Royal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Royal?

[n] stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
[n] a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
[adj] invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
[adj] belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
[adj] being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
[adj] of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
[adj] established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"

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Royal In Webster's Dictionary

\Roy"al\, n. (Auction Bridge)
A royal spade.


\Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and
cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]
1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
   for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or
   prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.

2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.

         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.

3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
   by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
   Society.

{Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.

{Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)

{Royal eagle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.


{Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See
   {Osmund}.

{Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
   and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
   royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.


{Royal metal}, an old name for gold.

{Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
   ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.

{Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.

{Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.


{Royal tern} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern
   ({Sterna maxima}).

{Royal tiger}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Tiger}.

{Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
   of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
   formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
   scrofula, or king's evil.

Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
     princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
     illustrious; noble; magnanimous.


\Roy"al\, n.
1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under
   {paper}, n.

2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant
   sail. --Totten.

3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the upper or distal branches of an
   antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a
   stag.

4. (Gun.) A small mortar.

5. (Mil.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot
   of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and
   supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now
   called the Royal Scots.

6. An old English coin. See {Rial}.

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