'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'

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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.

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