'Royal' definitions:
Definition of 'royal'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
adjective
Established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
adjective
Being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
adjective
Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal]
adjective
Invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
noun
A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
noun
Stag with antlers of 12 or more branches [syn: royal, royal stag]
Definition of 'Royal'
From: GCIDE
- Royal \Roy"al\, n.
- 1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Gun.) A small mortar. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mil.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots. [1913 Webster]
- 6. An old English coin. See Rial. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Royal'
From: GCIDE
- Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.]
- 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. [1913 Webster]
- How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. [1913 Webster]
- Battle royal. See under Battle.
- Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.)
- Royal eagle. (Zool.) See Golden eagle, under Golden.
- Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See Osmund.
- Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
- Royal metal, an old name for gold.
- Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree (Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida.
- Royal pheasant. See Curassow.
- Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
- Royal tern (Zool.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna maxima}).
- Royal tiger. (Zool.) See Tiger.
- Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'royal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advantageous,
- anointed king,
- aristocratic,
- august,
- auspicious,
- baron,
- baroness,
- baronial,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- bon,
- bonny,
- braw,
- bueno,
- capital,
- champion,
- chief,
- chieftain,
- classical,
- cogent,
- commendable,
- courtly,
- crown,
- crowned head,
- dignified,
- duchess,
- duke,
- duodecimo,
- dynast,
- dynastic,
- earl,
- effortless,
- eighteenmo,
- elegant,
- emperor,
- estimable,
- excellent,
- expedient,
- facile,
- fair,
- famous,
- favorable,
- fine,
- folio,
- front,
- glorious,
- good,
- goodly,
- grand,
- grand duke,
- grandiose,
- grave,
- healthy,
- helpful,
- high chief,
- imperator,
- imperatorial,
- imperatorious,
- imperial,
- imperious,
- imposing,
- impressive,
- kind,
- king,
- king-emperor,
- kinglet,
- kinglike,
- kingly,
- laudable,
- light,
- lord paramount,
- lordly,
- magisterial,
- magnificent,
- majestic,
- majesty,
- medium,
- monarch,
- monarchal,
- monarchial,
- monarchic,
- monarchical,
- nice,
- nobility,
- noble,
- nobleman,
- noblewoman,
- number one,
- octavo,
- octodecimo,
- overlord,
- paramount,
- peer,
- peerage,
- petty king,
- pleasant,
- potentate,
- prime,
- prince,
- prince consort,
- princelike,
- princely,
- princess,
- profitable,
- purple,
- quarto,
- queen,
- queenlike,
- queenly,
- rank,
- regal,
- resplendent,
- royal personage,
- royalty,
- ruler,
- sedate,
- sextodecimo,
- simple,
- sixteenmo,
- skillful,
- smooth,
- sober,
- solemn,
- sound,
- sovereign,
- splendid,
- stately,
- statuesque,
- super,
- superb,
- superior,
- suzerain,
- tetrarch,
- top,
- twelvemo,
- untroublesome,
- useful,
- valid,
- venerable,
- very good,
- virtuous,
- viscount,
- viscountess,
- worthy
Royal, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Royal, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
75
Housing Units (2000) :
40
Land area (2000) :
0.143227 sq. miles (0.370956 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.143227 sq. miles (0.370956 sq. km)
FIPS code :
42495
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
42.333688 N, 98.123833 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68773
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Royal, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Royal, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
279
Housing Units (2000) :
133
Land area (2000) :
0.225019 sq. miles (0.582796 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.225019 sq. miles (0.582796 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66157
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
40.193408 N, 87.973189 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Royal, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Royal, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
479
Housing Units (2000) :
219
Land area (2000) :
0.293103 sq. miles (0.759132 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.293103 sq. miles (0.759132 sq. km)
FIPS code :
69105
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
43.063951 N, 95.284790 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
51357
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Royal'
- Royalism,
- Royalization,
- Royalize,
- Royally,
- Battle royal,
- Beast royal,
- Chant royal,
- Front Royal,
- Pair royal,
- Pairs Royal,
- Port Royal,
- Princess royal,
- Rhyme royal,
- Royal Center,
- Royal Center, IN,
- Royal City,
- Royal Lakes,
- Royal Oak,
- Royal Pines,
- Royal bay,
- Royal eagle,
- Royal fern,
- Royal mast,
- Royal metal,
- Royal muscadine,
- Royal palm,
- Royal palmetto,
- Royal pheasant,
- Royal purple,
- Royal spade,
- Royal tern,
- Royal tiger,
- Royal touch,
- Royal, IA,
- Royal, IL,
- Royal, NE,
- cafe royale,
- coffee royal,
- royal academy,
- royal agaric,
- royal blue,
- royal brace,
- royal casino,
- royal charter,
- royal court,
- royal family,
- royal flush,
- royal house,
- royal jelly,
- royal line,
- royal marriage,
- royal osmund,
- royal poinciana,
- royal road,
- royal society,
- royal stag,
- royal tennis,
- Front Royal, VA,
- Port Royal, PA,
- Port Royal, SC,
- Port Royal, VA,
- Royal City, WA,
- Royal Lakes, IL,
- Royal Oak, MI,
- Royal Palm Beach,
- Royal Palm Estates,
- Royal Palm Ranches,
- Royal Pines, NC,
- Spur-royal,
- quasi-royal,
- royal academy of arts,
- royal air force,
- royal national eisteddfod,
- royal velvet plant,
- Royal Palm Beach, FL,
- Royal Palm Estates, FL,
- Royal Palm Ranches, FL,
- isle royal national park,
- royal canadian mounted police,
- royal society of london for improving natural knowledge