pair royaln.

Brit.

/ˌpɛː ˈrɔɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌpɛ(r) ˈrɔɪəl/

Forms: 1500s parriall, 1600s paire royall, 1600s paroyal, 1600s paroyall, 1600s parreiall, 1600s par-royall, 1600s perryal, 1600s perryall, 1600s– pair royal, 1700s pairoyal, 1700s peroyal, 1700s–1800s pairial, 1700s–1800s parial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pair n.¹, royal adj.

Etymology: < pair n.¹ + royal adj. The semantic motivation for the compound is unclear; there do not appear to be models or parallels in other languages, and the postposed adjective does not seem to reflect any similar compound in French. In later use chiefly in form prial n.

†1. A set of three persons or things; three of a kind. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > group of three > [noun]

leashc1330

ternarya1464

trinity1542

three?1544

triad1546

trine1554

triplicity1585

ternion1587

pair royal1592

trinary1596

trias1610

gleek1615

triangle1621

triple1653

triumvirate1655

prial1776

trio1777

trefoil1826

trinomy1838

Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred1937

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. C3^v He coupled them both..and..thrust in the third brother who made a perfect parriall of Pamphleters.

1615 W. Smith Hector of Germany sig. G3^v Three a paire Royall makes, And heres a paire Royall of excellent Villaines.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. ii. 26 The Moabites..concluded..that that Paroyall of Armies had smitten one another.

1673 M. Stevenson Poems 29 The Sun and Moon and Stars at once shone there. Thus the Pair-Royal are together met.

2. spec.

a. A set of three playing cards of the same denomination. double pair-royal n. a set of four such cards.Quot. 1608 appears to be a figurative use of this sense, although there is no clear allusion to cards.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > combinations of cards

cater-trey?a1500

mournival1530

sequence1575

pair royal1608

septieme1651

tierce1659

pair1674

purtaunte1688

quart major1718

matrimonya1743

queen-suit1744

quart1746

prial1776

flux1798

fredon1798

tricon1798

intrigue1830

straight1841

marriage1861

under-sequence1863

straight five1864

double pair-royal?1870

run?1870

short suit1876

four1883

fourchette1885

meld1887

doubleton1906

canasta1948

1608 J. Day Humour out of Breath sig. C2 Flo...[They are] two fooles. Fr. Is it not past two? doth it not come somewhat neere three, sister? Page. Shew perryall and tak't.

1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester xxiii. 151 A Pair-Royal is of three, as three Kings, three Queens, &c.

1749 M. Delany Let. 14 Nov. in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 519 We had in playing a 15, a pairoyal, a double peroyal, a second peroyal, and an end game, which was 27.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 165 He had something in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair-royal of naturals in my own hand.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. i. 267 The game is counted..by fifteens, sequences, pairs, and pairials.

?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle 78 In play [at cribbage] you cannot make a double pair-royal with any cards higher than sevens, as they would then exceed thirty-one, the limit of the hand.

1969 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games (ed. 2) II. viii. 118 6 points for making a pair royal (three cards of a kind).

1997 Independent 26 July ii. 2/1 If you follow a pair immediately with a third card of the same value, you score six for ‘pair royal’. Double pair royal: And four in a row scores 12.

b. A throw of three dice all turning up the same number of spots. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > doublets or triplets

ames-ace?a1300

ternsa1400

doubletc1450

sinesc1450

in and in1633

pair royal1656

duplet1671

loader1693

snake eyes1918

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Raffle, a game with three Dice, wherein he that throws the greatest Pair-Royal, wins.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Raffling A Game with three Dice, wherein he who throws the greatest Pair, or Pair-Royal, in three Casts, wins.

1878 T. Hardy Return of Native II. iii. vii. 197 The raffle began, and the dice went round. When it came to Christian's turn he took the box with a trembling hand, shook it..and threw a pair-royal. Three of the others had thrown common low pairs, and all the rest mere points.

Compounds

† pair-royal headed adj. Obsolete rare three-headed.

ΚΠ

1651 J. Cleveland Poems (Wing C4684) 9 Pair-royal headed Cerberus his Cozen: Hercules labours were a Bakers dozen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pair royal
释义	pair royaln. Brit. /ˌpɛː ˈrɔɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛ(r) ˈrɔɪəl/ Forms: 1500s parriall, 1600s paire royall, 1600s paroyal, 1600s paroyall, 1600s parreiall, 1600s par-royall, 1600s perryal, 1600s perryall, 1600s– pair royal, 1700s pairoyal, 1700s peroyal, 1700s–1800s pairial, 1700s–1800s parial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pair n.¹, royal adj. Etymology: < pair n.¹ + royal adj. The semantic motivation for the compound is unclear; there do not appear to be models or parallels in other languages, and the postposed adjective does not seem to reflect any similar compound in French. In later use chiefly in form prial n. †1. A set of three persons or things; three of a kind. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > group of three > [noun] leashc1330 ternarya1464 trinity1542 three?1544 triad1546 trine1554 triplicity1585 ternion1587 pair royal1592 trinary1596 trias1610 gleek1615 triangle1621 triple1653 triumvirate1655 prial1776 trio1777 trefoil1826 trinomy1838 Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred1937 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. C3^v He coupled them both..and..thrust in the third brother who made a perfect parriall of Pamphleters. 1615 W. Smith Hector of Germany sig. G3^v Three a paire Royall makes, And heres a paire Royall of excellent Villaines. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. ii. 26 The Moabites..concluded..that that Paroyall of Armies had smitten one another. 1673 M. Stevenson Poems 29 The Sun and Moon and Stars at once shone there. Thus the Pair-Royal are together met. 2. spec. a. A set of three playing cards of the same denomination. double pair-royal n. a set of four such cards.Quot. 1608 appears to be a figurative use of this sense, although there is no clear allusion to cards. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > combinations of cards cater-trey?a1500 mournival1530 sequence1575 pair royal1608 septieme1651 tierce1659 pair1674 purtaunte1688 quart major1718 matrimonya1743 queen-suit1744 quart1746 prial1776 flux1798 fredon1798 tricon1798 intrigue1830 straight1841 marriage1861 under-sequence1863 straight five1864 double pair-royal?1870 run?1870 short suit1876 four1883 fourchette1885 meld1887 doubleton1906 canasta1948 1608 J. Day Humour out of Breath sig. C2 Flo...[They are] two fooles. Fr. Is it not past two? doth it not come somewhat neere three, sister? Page. Shew perryall and tak't. 1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester xxiii. 151 A Pair-Royal is of three, as three Kings, three Queens, &c. 1749 M. Delany Let. 14 Nov. in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 519 We had in playing a 15, a pairoyal, a double peroyal, a second peroyal, and an end game, which was 27. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 165 He had something in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair-royal of naturals in my own hand. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. i. 267 The game is counted..by fifteens, sequences, pairs, and pairials. ?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle 78 In play [at cribbage] you cannot make a double pair-royal with any cards higher than sevens, as they would then exceed thirty-one, the limit of the hand. 1969 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games (ed. 2) II. viii. 118 6 points for making a pair royal (three cards of a kind). 1997 Independent 26 July ii. 2/1 If you follow a pair immediately with a third card of the same value, you score six for ‘pair royal’. Double pair royal: And four in a row scores 12. b. A throw of three dice all turning up the same number of spots. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > doublets or triplets ames-ace?a1300 ternsa1400 doubletc1450 sinesc1450 in and in1633 pair royal1656 duplet1671 loader1693 snake eyes1918 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Raffle, a game with three Dice, wherein he that throws the greatest Pair-Royal, wins. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Raffling A Game with three Dice, wherein he who throws the greatest Pair, or Pair-Royal, in three Casts, wins. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native II. iii. vii. 197 The raffle began, and the dice went round. When it came to Christian's turn he took the box with a trembling hand, shook it..and threw a pair-royal. Three of the others had thrown common low pairs, and all the rest mere points. Compounds † pair-royal headed adj. Obsolete rare three-headed. ΚΠ 1651 J. Cleveland Poems (Wing C4684) 9 Pair-royal headed Cerberus his Cozen: Hercules labours were a Bakers dozen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1592
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