"roy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Middle English roy, roye, borrowed from Old French roi (“king”). Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|roy}} Middle English roy, {{m|enm|roye}} roye, {{der|en|fro|roi||king}} Old French roi (“king”), {{doublet|en|rajah|Rex|rex|rich|}} Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} roy
  1. (obsolete) Royal. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-roy-en-adj-KtO0sreh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8

Noun [English]

Forms: roys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English roy, roye, borrowed from Old French roi (“king”). Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|roy}} Middle English roy, {{m|enm|roye}} roye, {{der|en|fro|roi||king}} Old French roi (“king”), {{doublet|en|rajah|Rex|rex|rich|}} Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich Head templates: {{en-noun}} roy (plural roys)
  1. (obsolete, formal) A king. Tags: formal, obsolete Related terms: viceroy
    Sense id: en-roy-en-noun-SRVfUadM

Noun [French]

Forms: roys [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} roy m (plural roys)
  1. (pre-1800) Obsolete spelling of roi Tags: alt-of, masculine, obsolete Alternative form of: roi
    Sense id: en-roy-fr-noun-U1NTrQsj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle French]

IPA: /ˈrwɛ/ Forms: roys [plural]
Etymology: From Old French roi, from earlier rei, from Latin rēgem. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|roi}} Old French roi, {{m|fro|rei}} rei, {{inh|frm|la|rex|rēgem}} Latin rēgem Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|roys||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} roy m (plural roys), {{frm-noun|m|p2=roys}} roy m (plural roys)
  1. king (male ruler) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-roy-frm-noun-pvBLsoNj Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old French]

Forms: roy oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], roys [oblique, plural], roys [nominative, singular], roy [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} roy oblique singular, m (oblique plural roys, nominative singular roys, nominative plural roy)
  1. Alternative form of roi Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: roi
    Sense id: en-roy-fro-noun-sDgvcYDS Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "roy oblique singular, m (oblique plural roys, nominative singular roys, nominative plural roy)",
      "name": "fro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "roi"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French masculine nouns",
        "Old French nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of roi"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roi",
          "roi#Old French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "roy"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pre-1800",
  "path": [
    "roy"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "roy",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pre-1800",
  "path": [
    "roy"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "roy",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'roy oblique singular or', originally 'roy oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "roy"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "roy",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'roy oblique singular or', originally 'roy oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "roy"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "roy",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'roy oblique singular or' in 'roy oblique singular, m (oblique plural roys, nominative singular roys, nominative plural roy)'",
  "path": [
    "roy"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "roy",
  "trace": ""
}

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