royal
Forms
- Comparative
- royaler
- Superlative
- royalest
- Plural
- royals
Definitions
1.Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
- 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.In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
4.Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
1.A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
2.A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
3.Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
4.A royal person; a member of a royal family.(informal)
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2852
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
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, Italian reale, Catalan reial.