Definitions for Royal
ˈrɔɪ əlRoy·al

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. royalnoun

   a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

2. royal, royal stagadjective

   stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

3. royaladjective

   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"

4. royaladjective

   established or chartered or authorized by royalty

   "the Royal Society"

5. royaladjective

   being of the rank of a monarch

   "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"

6. imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royaladjective

   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"

7. royaladjective

   invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown

   "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. royalnoun

   A royal person; a member of a royal family.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

2. royalnoun

   A standard printing-paper size measuring 25 inches x 20 inches.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

3. royalnoun

   A former name for the Australian decimal currency (later dollar).

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

4. royalnoun

   The fourth tine of an antler's beam.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

5. royalnoun

   In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

6. royaladjective

   Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

7. Royalnoun

   someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

8. Royalnoun

   A person in a royal family, as the Prince of Wales.

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

9. Royalnoun

   from the surname, or from the word "royal".

   Etymology: A habitational surname ,shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Ryall and Ryhill, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

10. Royaladjective

    Alternative form of royal

    Etymology: A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge ("rye") + hyll ("hill") , and Royle, rā ("roe") + hyll ("hill") .

11. royaladjective

    Of or relating to a monarch or their family.

    Etymology: 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.

12. royaladjective

    Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.

    How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?

    Etymology: 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.

13. royaladjective

    In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

    royal mast;  royal sail

    Etymology: 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.

14. royaladjective

    Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.

    Etymology: 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.

15. royaladjective

    Used as an intensifier.

    a royal pain in the neck

    Etymology: 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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Royaladjective

   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. Royaladjective

   noble; generous; magnificent; princely

3. Royaladjective

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

4. Royalnoun

   printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n

5. Royalnoun

   a small sail immediately above the topgallant sail

6. Royalnoun

   one of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag

7. Royalnoun

   a small mortar

8. Royalnoun

   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

9. Royalnoun

   an old English coin. See Rial

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Royal

   A royal is a small sail flown immediately above the topgallant on square rigged sailing ships. It was originally called the "topgallant royal" and was used in light and favorable winds. Royal sails were normally found only on larger ships with masts tall enough to accommodate the extra canvas. Royals were introduced around the turn of the 18th century, but were not usually flown on the mizzenmast until the end of that century. It gave its name to a Dutch term for a light breeze—the Royal Sail Breeze or bovenbramzeilskoelte was a Force 2 wind on the Beaufort Scale.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Royal

   roi′al, adj. regal, kingly: magnificent: illustrious: magnanimous: enjoying the favour or patronage of the sovereign: of more than common size or excellence.—n. a large kind of paper (19 by 24 in. for writing-paper, 20 by 25 for printing-paper): (obs.) a royal person, a king: a gold coin: a sail immediately above the topgallant sail: one of the shoots of a stag's head: a small mortar: a tuft of beard on the lower lip, an imperial.—n. Roy′alet, a petty king.—v.t. Roy′alise (Shak.), to make royal.—ns. Roy′alism, attachment to kings or to kingly government; Roy′alist, an adherent of royalism: a cavalier during the English civil war: in American history, an adherent of the British government: in French history, a supporter of the Bourbons—also adj.—adv. Roy′ally.—n. Roy′al-mast, the fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck, commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast.—adj. Roy′al-rich (Tenn.), rich as a king.—n. Roy′alty, kingship: the character, state, or office of a king: majesty: the person of the king or sovereign: fixed sum paid to the Crown or other proprietor, as on the produce of a mine, &c.: kingdom: royal authority: a royal domain: (Scot.) the bounds of a royal burgh.—Royal bounty, a fund from which the sovereign grants money to the female relatives of officers who die of wounds; Royal cashmere, a thin material of pure wool; Royal fern (Osmunda regalis), the most striking of British ferns; Royal horned caterpillar, a large bombycid moth of the United States; Royal household, the body of persons in the service of the sovereign.—The Royals, a name formerly given to the first regiment of foot in the British army. [Fr.,—L. regalis, regal.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. royal

   The name of a light sail spread immediately next above the top-gallant sail, to whose yard-arms the lower corners of it are attached; it used to be termed top-gallant royal, and is never used but in fine weather. Also, the name of a small mortar.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. royal

   A small mortar which carries a shell whose diameter is 5.5 inches. It is mounted on a bed the same as other mortars.

2. royal

   In England, one of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot, called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Royal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #626

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Royal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1709

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Royal' in Adjectives Frequency: #78

Anagrams for Royal »

1. aroyl

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Royal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Royal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Royal in a Sentence

1. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab:

   This further collaboration between the Australian Seed Bank Partnership and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will help protect Australia's precious biodiversity following the terrible bushfires, we stand shoulder to shoulder with the Australian people in the face of this challenge.

2. Business Secretary Sajid Javid:

   Royal Mail has demonstrated that Royal Mail can thrive in the private sector, royal Mail now has the ability to access the funds Royal Mail needs to ensure that Royal Mail has a sustainable future and can adapt to the changes in the postal market.

3. Hun Sen:

   We can't tolerate and forgive those who committed this, regardless of who they are - whether they are supporters of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the royal government, the opposition party - whoever committed this cheap act must be punished.

4. George Pell:

   I am horrified by the accounts that survivors have given in their evidence during the Ballarat hearings, and at the enormous impact the abuse has had on them, their families and the community, i am also deeply saddened by the way the church authorities have failed in responding to these crimes. I am deeply to committed to assisting the royal commission and to doing anything I can to help survivors (including) giving evidence in person if asked to do so.

5. Duncan Sandys:

   We need to support them, as I am doing. we love royal weddings.

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