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roy·al

(roi′əl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a monarch.

2. Of the rank of a monarch.

3. Of, relating to, or in the service of a kingdom.

4. Issued or performed by a monarch: a royal warrant; a royal visit.

5. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch: a royal society of musicians.

6. Befitting royalty; stately: royal treatment.

a. Superior, as in size or quality.

b. Used as an intensive: "It would be a first-class royal mess" (Sam Nunn).

1. Informal A member of a monarch's family: "Among the resort's distinguished visitors are Swedish and Spanish royals" (Alistair Scott).

2. Nautical A sail set on the royalmast.

3. A paper size, 20 by 25 inches for printing, 19 by 24 inches for writing.

Idiom:

the royal road

A way or method that presents no difficulties: the royal road to success.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx, rēg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

roy′al·ly adv.

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royal

(ˈrɔɪəl)

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty: the Royal Society of St George.

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) being a member of a royal family

4. above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc

5. informal unusually good or impressive; first-rate

6. (Nautical Terms) nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast)

7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) informal a member of a royal family

8. (Animals) Also called: royal stag a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches

9. (Nautical Terms) nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast

10. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches

11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) chiefly Also called: small royal Brit a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches

12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any of various book sizes, esp 6 by 10 inches (royal octavo), 6 by 10 inches (super royal octavo), and (chiefly Brit) 10 by 12 inches (royal quarto) and 10 by 13 inches (super royal quarto)

[C14: from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, fit for a king, from rēx king; compare regal¹]

ˈroyally adv

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roy•al

(ˈrɔɪ əl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a king, queen, or other sovereign: 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. proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant.

6. appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately.

7. serving or subject to a sovereign.

8. (usu. cap.) in the service of the British monarch or the Commonwealth: Royal Air Force.

9. fine; excellent: in royal spirits.

10. Informal. extreme or persistent; unmitigated: a royal pain.

11. a sail set on a royal mast.

12. Informal. a royal person; member of the royalty.

13. a size of printing paper, 20 x 25 in. (51 x 64 cm).

14. a size of writing paper, 19 x 24 in. (48 x 61 cm).

[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin rēgālis kingly =rēg- (s. of rēx) king + -ālis -al¹; compare regal]

roy′al•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast sail, canvass, canvas, sheet - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
	2.	royal - stag with antlers of 12 or more branches royal stag stag - adult male deer
Adj.	1.	royal - 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"
	2.	royal - established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
	3.	royal - being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	4.	royal - 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" regal, majestic, purple, imperial noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	5.	royal - invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" crowned - provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination; "a high-crowned hat"; "an orange-crowned bird"; "a crowned signet ring"

royal

adjective

1. regal, kingly, queenly, princely, imperial, sovereign, monarchical, kinglike an invitation to a royal garden party

2. splendid, august, grand, impressive, superb, magnificent, superior, majestic, stately She was given a royal welcome on her first visit to Britain.

3. (Informal) total, complete, perfect, entire, pure, sheer, utter, outright, thorough, downright, unqualified, full-on (informal), out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, unalloyed He could be a royal pain in the ass sometimes.

Quotations
"Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay" [John Osborne They Call it Cricket]

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royal

adjective

Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent:

august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb.

Translations

فَخْم، مُمْتازمَلَكيمَلَكِيّ

královskýskvělý

royalkonge-kongelig

königlich

βασιλικός

real regio suntuoso espléndido magnífico

kuninkaallinen

royal

kraljevski

felségeskirályi

konunglegurstórbrotinn

reale accoglienza da re famiglia reale i reali

王室の

왕족의

karališkasiskarališkosios šeimos nariaiprocentinis autorinis atlyginimasrojalistasryškiai mėlyna spalva

karalisks

kraljevski

kunglig

เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์

kraliyet muhteşem şahane

thuộc hoàng gia

皇家的盛大的王室的

royal

[ˈrɔɪəl]

A. ADJ

1. → real
His/Her Royal Highness → Su Alteza Real
the royal "we" → el plural mayestático

2. (= splendid) → magnífico, espléndido, regio
to have a right royal time → pasarlo en grande

B. N → personaje m real, miembro mf de la familia real
the royals → la realeza

C. CPD the Royal Academy (of Arts) N (Brit) → la Real Academia (de Bellas Artes) RA - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS the Royal Air Force N → las Fuerzas Aéreas Británicas
royal blue N → azul m marino intenso
see also royal-blue Royal Commission N (Brit) → Comisión f Real
the Royal Engineers NPL (Brit) → el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
the royal family N → la familia real
the royal household N → la casa real
royal line N → familia f real, casa f real
the Royal Navy N → la Marina Británica
Royal Society N (Brit) → Real Academia f de Ciencias

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royal

[ˈrɔɪəl]

adj [palace, yacht, household, residence, visit] → royal(e)

n → membre m/f de la famille royale
the royals → la famille royaleRoyal Academy n (British) (also Royal Academy of Arts) the Royal Academy → l'Académie f royale des Beaux-ArtsRoyal Air Force n (British) the Royal Air Force → la Royal Air Forceroyal blue n → bleu roi m invroyal-blue [ˌrɔɪəlˈbluː] adj → bleu roi invroyal enclosure n (at race course) → tribune f réservée à la famille royaleroyal family n → famille f royaleRoyal Highness n
your Royal Highness → votre Altesse Royale
his Royal Highness → son Altesse Royale

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royal

adj → königlich; (fig also) → fürstlich; the royal family → die königliche Familie, die Königsfamilie; the royal household → der königliche Haushalt; royal enclosure (on racecourse) abgeteilter Zuschauerbereich für die königliche Familie; the royal we (usu hum) → der Pluralis Majestatis; the royal road to freedom/success etc (fig) → der sichere Weg zur Freiheit/zum Erfolg etc; he’s a royal pain (in the neck) (inf) → er geht einem tierisch auf die Nerven (inf)

(inf) → Angehörige(r) mf → der königlichen Familie

(= stag) → kapitaler Bock

royal

Royal Academy (of Arts)

n (Brit) Königliche Akademie (der Künste)

Royal Air Force

n (Brit) → Königliche Luftwaffe

Royal Assent

n (Brit) to receive or be given royal → die königliche Genehmigung bekommen

royal blue

n → Königsblau nt

royal-blue

adj → königsblau

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

n kanadische berittene Polizei

Royal Commission

n (Brit) → königliche Untersuchungskommission

royal correspondent

n → Hofkorrespondent(in) m(f)

Royal Engineers

n (Brit Mil) → Königliches Pionierkorps

royal flush

n (Cards) → Royal Flush m

Royal Highness

n Your/His royal → Eure/Seine Königliche Hoheit

royal

Royal Mail

n (Brit) britischer Postdienst

Royal Marines

pl (Brit) britische Marineinfanterie

Royal Mint

n (Brit) → Königliche Münzanstalt

Royal Navy (Brit)

n → Königliche Marine

attr → der Königlichen Marine

royal palace

n → Königspalast m

royal purple

n (colour) → Purpur m

Royal Society

n (Brit) → Königliche Gesellschaft

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royal

[ˈrɔɪ/əl]

1. adj → reale
the royal household → la famiglia reale e il seguito
the royal we → il pluralis maiestatis
they gave us a royal welcome → ci hanno fatto un'accoglienza principesca

2. n the Royals (fam) → i reali, la famiglia reale

royal

(ˈroiəl) adjective

1. of, concerning etc a king, queen etc. the royal family; His Royal Highness Prince Charles.

2. magnificent. a royal feast.

ˈroyally adverb

ˈroyalist noun

a person who supports a king or queen. The republicans fought the royalists.

ˈroyalty – plural ˈroyalties – noun

1. a payment made to a writer, recording artist etc for every book, record etc sold.

2. the state of being royal, or royal people in general. The commands of royalty must be obeyed.

royal blue

(of) a bright, darkish blue. a royal-blue dress.

royal

→ مَلَكِيّ královský royal königlich βασιλικός real kuninkaallinen royal kraljevski reale 王室の 왕족의 koninklijk kongelig królewski real королевский kunglig เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์ kraliyet thuộc hoàng gia 皇家的

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