royal

Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

someone who deals with or supports the royal family.

head

royal (neuter royalt, plural and definite singular attributive royale)

royalt (neuter)
royale (attributive definite singular)
royale (attributive plural)

From French royal, from Latin rēgālis, Derived from Latin rēx.


royal

nl-noun

royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])


royal

He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]

1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC, page 9:

On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.

2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies, page 7:

How doth that royal Merchant good Anthonio;

c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 175, column 2:

Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.

royal mast;  royal sail

(nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

(boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.

a royal pain in the neck

Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.

(chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.

en-adj

royal (comparative royaler or royaller, superlative royalest or royallest)

royaler (comparative)
royaller (comparative)
royalest (superlative)
royallest (superlative)
r. (alternative abbreviation)
roial (alternative obsolete)
roiall (alternative obsolete)
royall (alternative obsolete)
royaler (alternative obsolete)

mbretëror

of or relating to a monarch or his family

röijeli-

nautical: of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails

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. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.


royal

Andy noted in RAIL 462: "The Royals are bound to have a great say in the decoration of the train and it speaks volumes for their regard for it that there are so many portraits of previous Royal Trains and items presented on trips. I sense they're extremely fond of it."

2022 September 21, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Her Majesty's final journey”, in RAIL, number 966, page 3:

(somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.

(paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.

(paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.

(dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.

A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).

in ten days after we spoke the Solon, so rapid was his recovery, that, from lying helpless and almost hopeless in his berth, he was at the mast-heId, furling a royal.

1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., “CHAPTER XXXV”, in Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC:

(nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

(card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.

(campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.

royals (plural)
r. (alternative abbreviation)
roial (alternative obsolete)
roiall (alternative obsolete)
royall (alternative obsolete)
royaler (alternative obsolete)


royal

fr-adj

royal (feminine royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)

royale (feminine)
royaux (masculine plural)
royales (feminine plural)

→ Belarusian: рая́ль (rajálʹ)

→ Bulgarian: роя́л (rojál)

→ Lithuanian: rojalis

→ Russian: роя́ль (rojálʹ)

→ Ukrainian: роя́ль (rojálʹ)

Inherited from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”) + -ālis. Equivalent to roi + -al.


royal

de-adj

royal (strong nominative masculine singular royaler, comparative royaler, superlative am royalsten)

royaler (masculine nominative singular strong)
royaler (comparative)
am royalsten (superlative)
royal (masculine predicative singular)
royal (feminine predicative singular)
royal (neuter predicative singular)
royal (plural predicative)
royaler (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
royale (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
royales (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
royale (nominative plural strong without-article)
royalen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
royaler (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
royalen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
royaler (genitive plural strong without-article)
royalem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
royaler (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
royalem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
royalen (dative plural strong without-article)
royalen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
royale (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
royales (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
royale (accusative plural strong without-article)
der royale (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die royale (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das royale (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die royalen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des royalen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der royalen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des royalen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der royalen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem royalen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der royalen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem royalen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den royalen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den royalen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die royale (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das royale (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die royalen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein royaler (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine royale (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein royales (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
royalen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine royalen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines royalen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer royalen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines royalen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
royalen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner royalen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem royalen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer royalen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem royalen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
royalen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen royalen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen royalen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine royale (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein royales (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
royalen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine royalen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
royaler (comparative masculine predicative singular)
royaler (comparative feminine predicative singular)
royaler (comparative neuter predicative singular)
royaler (comparative plural predicative)
royalerer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
royalere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
royaleres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
royalere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
royaleren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
royalerer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
royaleren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
royalerer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
royalerem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
royalerer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
royalerem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
royaleren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
royaleren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
royalere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
royaleres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
royalere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der royalere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die royalere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das royalere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die royaleren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des royaleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der royaleren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des royaleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der royaleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem royaleren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der royaleren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem royaleren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den royaleren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den royaleren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die royalere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das royalere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die royaleren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein royalerer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine royalere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein royaleres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
royaleren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine royaleren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines royaleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer royaleren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines royaleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
royaleren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner royaleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem royaleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer royaleren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem royaleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
royaleren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen royaleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen royaleren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine royalere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein royaleres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
royaleren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine royaleren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am royalsten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am royalsten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am royalsten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am royalsten (plural predicative superlative)
royalster (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
royalste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
royalstes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
royalste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
royalsten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
royalster (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
royalsten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
royalster (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
royalstem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
royalster (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
royalstem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
royalsten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
royalsten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
royalste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
royalstes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
royalste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der royalste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die royalste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das royalste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die royalsten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des royalsten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der royalsten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des royalsten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der royalsten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem royalsten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der royalsten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem royalsten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den royalsten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den royalsten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die royalste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das royalste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die royalsten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein royalster (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine royalste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein royalstes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
royalsten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine royalsten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines royalsten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer royalsten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines royalsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
royalsten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner royalsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem royalsten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer royalsten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem royalsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
royalsten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen royalsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen royalsten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine royalste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein royalstes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
royalsten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine royalsten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)

From French royal, from Latin regalis. Occasionally attested in the 19th century and perhaps earlier. More regular use dates from the latter half of the 20th century, reinforced by English royal; compare die Royals (“the British royal family”). The derivatives Royalist, Royalismus are older in German.


royal

id-adj

royal (comparative lebih royal, superlative paling royal)

lebih royal (comparative)
paling royal (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch royaal (“royal”). Doublet of rial and riyal.


royal

majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly

head

royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst)

royalle (plural)
royalle (singular weak)
royaller (comparative)
royallyst (superlative)
roial (alternative)
roiall (alternative)
royall (alternative)
royalle (alternative)
roialle (alternative)
roall (alternative)

English: royal

Scots: royal

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal.


royal

English: royal

roial (alternative)
roiall (alternative)
royall (alternative)
royalle (alternative)
roialle (alternative)
roall (alternative)


royal

royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)

royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)

royale (feminine singular)
royaulx (masculine plural)
royales (feminine plural)
roial (alternative)
real (alternative)

French: royal

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālem.


royal

royal (member of the British royal family)

(Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)