Royal
['rɔɪəl]
Definition
(noun.) stag with antlers of 12 or more branches.
(noun.) a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast.
(adj.) invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; 'the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe' .
(adj.) being of the rank of a monarch; 'of royal ancestry'; 'princes of the blood royal' .
(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) established or chartered or authorized by royalty; 'the Royal Society' .
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Definition
(a.) 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.
(a.) Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
(a.) Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society.
(n.) Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n.
(n.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail.
(n.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.
(n.) A small mortar.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An old English coin. See Rial.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, kinglike, princely.[2]. Noble, magnificent, illustrious, splendid, superb.[3]. August, majestic, grand.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See RIOT]
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Definition
adj. regal kingly: magnificent: illustrious: magnanimous: enjoying the favour or patronage of the sovereign: of more than common size or excellence.—n. a large kind of paper (19 by 24 in. for writing-paper 20 by 25 for printing-paper): (obs.) a royal person a king: a gold coin: a sail immediately above the topgallant sail: one of the shoots of a stag's head: a small mortar: a tuft of beard on the lower lip an imperial.—n. Roy′alet a petty king.—v.t. Roy′alise (Shak.) to make royal.—ns. Roy′alism attachment to kings or to kingly government; Roy′alist an adherent of royalism: a cavalier during the English civil war: in American history an adherent of the British government: in French history a supporter of the Bourbons—also adj.—adv. Roy′ally.—n. Roy′al-mast the fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast.—adj. Roy′al-rich (Tenn.) rich as a king.—n. Roy′alty kingship: the character state or office of a king: majesty: the person of the king or sovereign: fixed sum paid to the Crown or other proprietor as on the produce of a mine &c.: kingdom: royal authority: a royal domain: (Scot.) the bounds of a royal burgh.—Royal bounty a fund from which the sovereign grants money to the female relatives of officers who die of wounds; Royal cashmere a thin material of pure wool; Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) the most striking of British ferns; Royal horned caterpillar a large bombycid moth of the United States; Royal household the body of persons in the service of the sovereign.—The Royals a name formerly given to the first regiment of foot in the British army.
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Examples
- In the service I mentally insert Miss Shepherd's name--I put her in among the Royal Family. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleur-de-lis, from which rise as many quarter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Your god rules at the bridal of kings; look at your royal dynasties! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- On the march you saw her at the head of the regiment seated on a royal elephant, a noble sight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The early official history of the Royal Society (Sprat, 1667) says that this proposal hastened very much the adopt ion of a plan of organization. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I wish continued success to the labours of the Royal Society, and that you may long adorn their chair; being, with the highest esteem, dear sir, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In such cases their internal freedom was maintained by a royal or imperial charter. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He lived at the house of Benjamin West, and painted, and his portraits were shown at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Artists. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Nine years later Sir Isaac Newton, having studied Gregory’s plans, built the first reflecting telescope, which is now to be seen in the hall of the Royal Society in London. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Royal Personage declared with an oath that she was perfection, and engaged her again and again in conversation. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Needless to say, this weak aristocratic republic, with its recurrent royal elections, invited aggression from all three of its neighbours. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Menadic especially about the royal carriage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Louis XIV set up an academy of sciences in rivalry with the English Royal Society of Charles II and the similar association at Florence. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In its incipience at least it is evident that the Royal Society was filled with the spirit of tolerance and co?pera tion, and was singularly free from the spirit of envy and faction. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- As we have already seen, the Royal Society and Milton's Academies owed their origin to the Great Rebellion. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Typist: Nigel