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battle royal
battle royaln. pl. battles royal 1. An intense altercation.2. A battle involving many combatants.3. A fight to the finish.
[battle + royal, grand in scale.]battle royal n 1. a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee 2. a long violent argument bat′tle roy′al
n., pl. battles royal. 1. a fight in which more than two combatants are engaged. 2. a violent or noisy fight. [1665–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  battle royal - a noisy riotous fight melee, scrimmagedisturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
Translationsbattle royal
a battle royal1. A fight in which more than two participants are involved and the last person to survive is declared the winner. The men were eager to see who would be declared the wrestling champion at the end of the battle royal.2. A heated argument. Things got pretty heated between the union and the school board at the meeting last night. It was quite the battle royal!See also: battle, royalbattle royal a fiercely contested fight or dispute. 1997 Fred Chappell Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You The boys told no one about the fight…it was a battle royal and went on from two o'clock in the afternoon until sundown. See also: battle, royalbattle royalA fierce battle or free-for-all. In the seventeenth century the term signified a cockfight in which more than two birds were engaged. They would fight until there was only one survivor. By the eighteenth century the expression was a metaphor for any general fight, including a battle of wits. See also: battle, royalbattle royal
Synonyms for battle royalnoun a noisy riotous fightSynonymsRelated Words |