"royal fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: royal fishes [plural], royal fish [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|royal fish}} royal fish (plural royal fishes or royal fish)
  1. (law) Any fish that, when taken, immediately becomes the personal property of the monarch by royal prerogative, as in the United Kingdom and formerly the Kingdom of France. Wikipedia link: royal fish Categories (topical): Law Translations (Translations): poisson royal [masculine] (French), königlicher Fisch [masculine] (German), királyi halak (Hungarian), pesce reale [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-royal_fish-en-noun-qB8V9wzQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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