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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024roy•al /ˈrɔɪəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Governmentof or relating to royalty:a royal prince.
- Governmentfit for a king or queen;
magnificent:a royal banquet. - Informal Termsextreme;
completely so:He is a royal pain in the neck.
n. [countable] - Government, Informal Terms[Informal.]a royal person;
member of the royalty.
roy•al•ly, adv. See -reg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024roy•al (roi′əl),USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentof or pertaining to a king, queen, or other sovereign:royal power; a royal palace.
- Governmentdescended from or related to a king or line of kings:a royal prince.
- Governmentnoting or having the rank of a king or queen.
- Governmentestablished or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign:a royal society.
- Government(cap.) serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- Governmentproceeding from or performed by a sovereign:a royal warrant.
- Governmentappropriate to or befitting a sovereign;
magnificent;
stately:royal splendor. - Government, British Terms(usually cap.) [Brit.]in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth:Royal Marines; Royal Air Force.
- fine;
excellent:in royal spirits. - Informal Termsextreme or persistent;
unmitigated:a royal nuisance; a royal pain.
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa sail set on a royal mast. See diag. under ship.
- Government, Informal Terms[Informal.]a royal person;
member of the royalty. - British TermsUsually, royals. [Chiefly Brit.]a member of England's royal family.
- Printinga size of printing paper, 20 × 25 in. (51 × 64 cm).
- Printinga size of writing paper, 19 × 24 in. (48 × 61 cm).
- Currency[Numis.]any of various former coins, as the real or ryal.
- Latin rēgālis kingly, equivalent. to rēg- (stem of rēx) king + -ālis -al1; compare regal
- Middle French
- Middle English 1325–75
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged majestic. See kingly.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged servile.
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