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   Roy·al

   /ˈroi(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family: "contributors included members of the royal family"
   • ▪ belonging to, carried out, or exercised by a king or queen: "the royal palace" Similar regalkinglyqueenlykinglikequeenlikeprincelysovereignmonarchical
   • ▪ in the service or under the patronage of a king or queen: "a royal maid"
   • ▪ of a quality or size suitable for a king or queen; splendid: "a royal fortune" Similar excellentfinemarvelousmagnificentsplendidsuperbwonderfulfirst-ratefirst-classinformal:fantasticterrificgreattremendousgrand
   • ▪ unmitigated; extreme: "he might turn out to be a royal pain" Similar completeuttertotalrealabsolutethoroughveritableinformal:flamingdamndamnedblastedblessedconfoundedproperrightflippingblinkingbloomingbloodybleedingeffingchuffingplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddyvulgar slang:fuckingfrigging

   noun

   • 1. a member of a royal family, especially in England: informal "the royals are coming under the TV microscope"
   • 2. short for royal sail or royal mast
   • 3. a paper size, now standardized at 636 × 480 mm.
   • ▪ a book size, now standardized at 234 × 156 mm.
   • ▪ a book size, now standardized at 312 × 237 mm.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French roial, from Latin regalis ‘regal’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of ROYAL is of kingly ancestry. How to use royal in a sentence. of kingly ancestry; of, relating to, or subject to the crown; being in the crown's service…

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   Royal definition: of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign. See examples of ROYAL used in a sentence.

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   of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times. adjective. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler. “treated with royal acclaim” “the royal carriage of a stag's head” synonyms: imperial, majestic, purple, regal. noble.

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   A royal person is a king, queen, or emperor, or a member of their family. ...an invitation to a royal garden party. The Spanish royal couple were to attend a celebration of Shakespeare and Cervantes.

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   Royal definition, of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace. See more.

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   relating to a queen or king and their family: the British royal family. a royal visit. Fewer examples. The newspapers are predicting a backlash against the royal family. Most of the magazine was devoted to coverage of the royal wedding. He was given the formality of a royal funeral. The article defends the role of the royal family.

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    Royal definition: of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign. See examples of ROYAL used in a sentence.

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    Definition of royal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.