royal

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

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royal (comparative royaler or royaller, superlative royalest or royallest)

  1. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
    • 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC, page 9:
      He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
    • 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies, page 7:
      On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.
  2. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
  3. (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
    royal mast;  royal sail
  4. (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
  5. (informal) Used as an intensifier.
    a royal pain in the neck
  6. (chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.
    Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.

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Translations[edit]

having a monarch's air — see majestic

Noun[edit]

royal (plural royals)

  1. (somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
    • 2022 September 21, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Her Majesty's final journey”, in RAIL, number 966, page 3:
      Andy noted in RAIL 462: "The Royals are bound to have a great say in the decoration of the train and it speaks volumes for their regard for it that there are so many portraits of previous Royal Trains and items presented on trips. I sense they're extremely fond of it."
  2. (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
  3. (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
  4. (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
  6. The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
  7. A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
  8. (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
  9. An old English gold coin, the rial.
  10. (military) A small mortar.
  11. (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
  12. A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
    Synonym: imperial
  13. (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.

Translations[edit]

old English gold coin — see rial

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ro‧yal

Noun[edit]

royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])

  1. royal

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”) + -ālis. Equivalent to roi +‎ -al.

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royal (feminine royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)

  1. royal

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Belarusian: рая́ль (rajálʹ)
  • → Bulgarian: роя́л (rojál)
  • → Lithuanian: rojalis
  • → Russian: роя́ль (rojálʹ)
  • → Ukrainian: роя́ль (rojálʹ)

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French royal, from Latin regalis. Occasionally attested in the 19th century and perhaps earlier. More regular use dates from the latter half of the 20th century, reinforced by English royal; compare die Royals (“the British royal family”). The derivatives Royalist, Royalismus are older in German.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɔˈjaːl/, [ʁɔˈjaːl], [ʁo-]
  • Audio(file)

Adjective[edit]

royal (strong nominative masculine singular royaler, comparative royaler, superlative am royalsten)

  1. royal
    Synonyms: königlich, majestätisch

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of royal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist royal sie ist royal es ist royal sie sind royal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative royaler royale royales royale
genitive royalen royaler royalen royaler
dative royalem royaler royalem royalen
accusative royalen royale royales royale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der royale die royale das royale die royalen
genitive des royalen der royalen des royalen der royalen
dative dem royalen der royalen dem royalen den royalen
accusative den royalen die royale das royale die royalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein royaler eine royale ein royales (keine) royalen
genitive eines royalen einer royalen eines royalen (keiner) royalen
dative einem royalen einer royalen einem royalen (keinen) royalen
accusative einen royalen eine royale ein royales (keine) royalen
Comparative forms of royal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist royaler sie ist royaler es ist royaler sie sind royaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative royalerer royalere royaleres royalere
genitive royaleren royalerer royaleren royalerer
dative royalerem royalerer royalerem royaleren
accusative royaleren royalere royaleres royalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der royalere die royalere das royalere die royaleren
genitive des royaleren der royaleren des royaleren der royaleren
dative dem royaleren der royaleren dem royaleren den royaleren
accusative den royaleren die royalere das royalere die royaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein royalerer eine royalere ein royaleres (keine) royaleren
genitive eines royaleren einer royaleren eines royaleren (keiner) royaleren
dative einem royaleren einer royaleren einem royaleren (keinen) royaleren
accusative einen royaleren eine royalere ein royaleres (keine) royaleren
Superlative forms of royal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am royalsten sie ist am royalsten es ist am royalsten sie sind am royalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative royalster royalste royalstes royalste
genitive royalsten royalster royalsten royalster
dative royalstem royalster royalstem royalsten
accusative royalsten royalste royalstes royalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der royalste die royalste das royalste die royalsten
genitive des royalsten der royalsten des royalsten der royalsten
dative dem royalsten der royalsten dem royalsten den royalsten
accusative den royalsten die royalste das royalste die royalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein royalster eine royalste ein royalstes (keine) royalsten
genitive eines royalsten einer royalsten eines royalsten (keiner) royalsten
dative einem royalsten einer royalsten einem royalsten (keinen) royalsten
accusative einen royalsten eine royalste ein royalstes (keine) royalsten

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch royaal (“royal”), from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈro.jal]
  • Hyphenation: ro‧yal

Adjective[edit]

royal

  1. (figurative) extravagant, lavish.

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal.

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royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst) (Late Middle English)

  1. royal, of a king,
  2. kinglike, reminiscent of a king
  3. majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly
  4. opulent, expensive, fine
  5. noble, princely

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Noun[edit]

royal (Late Middle English)

  1. A royal; a member of royalty.
  2. A noble; a member of nobility.

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royal (Late Middle English)

  1. wonderfully

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Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālem.

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Adjective[edit]

royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)

  1. royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈʝal/ [roˈʝal]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈʃal/ [roˈʃal]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈʒal/ [roˈʒal]

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ro‧yal

Noun[edit]

royal m or f by sense (plural royales)

  1. royal (member of the British royal family)
  2. (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)

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