"royal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɔɪəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-royal.ogg [General-American] Forms: more royal [comparative], most royal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔɪəl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|royal}} Middle English royal, {{der|en|fro|roial}} Old French roial, {{m|fr|royal}} royal, {{der|en|la|rēgālis}} Latin rēgālis, {{m|la|rēx||king}} rēx (“king”), {{doublet|en|regal|real|ariary|riyal|t1=befitting a king|t2=unit of currency}} Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal, {{cog|es|real}} Spanish real, {{ncog|ang|cynelīċ}} Old English cynelīċ Head templates: {{en-adj}} royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)
  1. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
    Sense id: en-royal-en-adj-tnF4rdo9
  2. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence. Categories (topical): Monarchy Synonyms (having a monarch's air): majestic, regal, stately Synonyms (of a monarch): kingly (english: of a king), monarchical, princely (english: of a prince), queenly (english: of a queen), regal, roy [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-royal-en-adj-0hBk~n89 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 9 16 3 11 1 2 8 2 4 4 3 4 5 3 7 6 2 8 3 Disambiguation of "having a monarch's air": 26 55 3 12 2 1 Disambiguation of 'of a monarch': 30 59 1 9 1 0
  3. (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails): röijeli- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-adj-2-duvb5J Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails': 0 5 81 7 2 4
  4. (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants. Categories (topical): Boxing, Military, Beards
    Sense id: en-royal-en-adj-NgRdSTYO Disambiguation of Beards: 3 7 4 18 3 4 3 2 7 3 4 4 4 4 5 8 3 7 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 16 34 4 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 5 4 13 1 5 8 1 11 4 6 5 5 3 13 3 1 7 5 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  5. (informal) Used as an intensifier. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-royal-en-adj-MyGozmhg
  6. (chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-royal-en-adj-Mr3jI2Zj Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: major [emphatic, informal, intensifier], r. [abbreviation], roial, roiall, royall [obsolete] Related terms: real (english: unit of currency), realm Translations (of or relating to a monarch or his family): mbretëror (Albanian), βασιλικός (basilikós) (Ancient Greek), مَلَكِيّ (malakiyy) (Arabic), قَيْصَرِيّ (qayṣariyy) (Arabic), reyal (Aragonese), արքայական (arkʿayakan) (Armenian), թագավորական (tʿagavorakan) (Armenian), vãsilchescu (Aromanian), kral (Azerbaijani), erregeren (Basque), errege- (Basque), карале́ўскі (karaljéŭski) [masculine] (Belarusian), ца́рскі (cárski) (Belarusian), রাজকীয় (rajokiẏo) (Bengali), শাহী (śahi) (Bengali), кра́лски (králski) (Bulgarian), ца́рски (cárski) (Bulgarian), reial (Catalan), 王室的 (wángshì de) (Chinese Mandarin), 王的 (wáng de) (Chinese Mandarin), královský (Czech), royal (Danish), kongelig (Danish), koninklijk (Dutch), reĝa (Esperanto), kuninglik (Estonian), rial (Extremaduran), kongligur (Faroese), kongaligur (Faroese), konguligur (Faroese), kuninkaallinen (Finnish), royal (French), royale [feminine] (French), მეფის (mepis) (Georgian), მეფური (mepuri) (Georgian), სამეფო (samepo) (Georgian), königlich (German), 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (reikeis) (Gothic), βασιλικός (vasilikós) (Greek), מַלְכוּתִי (malkhutí) (Hebrew), शाही (śāhī) [feminine] (Hindi), királyi (Hungarian), konunglegur (Icelandic), rejala (Ido), kerajaan (Indonesian), ríoga (Irish), reale (Italian), regale (Italian), 王の (ō no) (alt: おうの) (Japanese), 王室の (ōshitsu no) (alt: おうしつの) (Japanese), корольдық (koroldyq) (Kazakh), រាជ (riəc) (Khmer), 왕의 (wang-ui) (Korean), 왕실의 (wangsir-ui) (Korean), rēgius (Latin), rēgālis (Latin), karalisks (Latvian), ķēnišķīgs (Latvian), reyal (Leonese), karališkas (Lithuanian), кралски (kralski) (Macedonian), царски (carski) (Macedonian), diraja (Malay), രാജകീയ (rājakīya) (Malayalam), royal (Middle English), rouoya (Norman), kongelig (Norwegian Bokmål), kongeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), cyne- (Old English), cynelīċ (Old English), roial (Old French), reial (Old Occitan), شایگان (šâygân) (Persian), شاهانه (šâhâne) (Persian), سلطنتی (saltanati) (Persian), królewski (Polish), real (Portuguese), regal [masculine] (Romanian), regală [feminine] (Romanian), короле́вский (korolévskij) (Russian), ца́рский (cárskij) (Russian), राज्य (rājya) (Sanskrit), rìoghail (Scottish Gaelic), кра́љевскӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ца̑рскӣ (related to tsars, tsarist) [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), králjevskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), cȃrskī (related to tsars, tsarist) [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), kráľovský (Slovak), kraljev (Slovene), knežji (Slovene), real (Spanish), kunglig (Swedish), шоҳӣ (šohī) (Tajik), подшоҳӣ (podšohī) (Tajik), шоҳона (šohona) (Tajik), султонӣ (sultonī) (Tajik), ราช (râat) (Thai), kraliyet (Turkish), королі́вський (korolívsʹkyj) (Ukrainian), ца́рський (cársʹkyj) (Ukrainian), شاہی (śahī) [feminine] (Urdu), qirol (Uzbek), podsho (Uzbek), hoàng gia (Vietnamese), quí tộc (Vietnamese), regik [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hiregik [masculine] (Volapük), jiregik [feminine] (Volapük), brenhinol (Welsh), קעניגלעך (keniglekh) (Yiddish)

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɔɪəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-royal.ogg [General-American] Forms: royals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪəl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|royal}} Middle English royal, {{der|en|fro|roial}} Old French roial, {{m|fr|royal}} royal, {{der|en|la|rēgālis}} Latin rēgālis, {{m|la|rēx||king}} rēx (“king”), {{doublet|en|regal|real|ariary|riyal|t1=befitting a king|t2=unit of currency}} Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal, {{cog|es|real}} Spanish real, {{ncog|ang|cynelīċ}} Old English cynelīċ Head templates: {{en-noun}} royal (plural royals)
  1. (somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family. Tags: capitalized, informal, often Translations (royal person): royal [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), reĝulo (Esperanto), kuninkaallinen (Finnish), დიდებული (didebuli) (Georgian), სამეფო ოჯახის წევრი (samepo oǯaxis c̣evri) (Georgian), Royal [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-vpfG63Z0 Disambiguation of 'royal person': 89 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
  2. (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches. Categories (topical): Printing Translations (standard size of printing paper): royal (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-LDjNwVWx Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'standard size of printing paper': 1 46 28 3 1 1 2 2 9 3 2 1 1
  3. (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches. Translations (standard size of writing paper): royal (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-SDfspDDV Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 5 4 13 1 5 8 1 11 4 6 5 5 3 13 3 1 7 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 4 3 10 1 3 13 1 17 3 6 5 5 2 14 2 1 6 4 Disambiguation of 'standard size of writing paper': 11 10 57 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 1
  4. (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated. Tags: dated Translations (intended Australian decimal currency): royal (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-W3fs8zhJ Disambiguation of 'intended Australian decimal currency': 1 2 2 61 2 2 4 2 16 2 2 2 3
  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies. Categories (lifeform): Gossamer-winged butterflies Translations (lycaenid butterfly): sinisiipinen (Finnish), sinisiipi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-Wfm9wZv9 Disambiguation of Gossamer-winged butterflies: 2 5 6 11 3 5 3 2 6 4 17 4 4 5 6 3 4 5 4 Disambiguation of 'lycaenid butterfly': 11 0 15 3 42 5 5 4 4 1 2 5 3
  6. The fourth tine of an antler's beam. Translations (fourth tine of an antler's beam): trochure [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-Tg69vBEu Disambiguation of "fourth tine of an antler's beam": 3 0 3 1 2 77 3 1 2 1 1 2 2
  7. A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-t3i1bQ4O
  8. (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail. Categories (topical): Nautical, Sailing Translations (nautical: a sail): rial (Extremaduran), röijeli (Finnish), röijelipurje (Finnish), cacatois (French), Royalsegel (German), røyl [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), real (Portuguese), бом-бра́мсель (bom-brámselʹ) [masculine] (Russian), real (Spanish), röjel (Swedish), bovenbramsegel (Swedish), överbramsegel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-8Avd8GfU Topics: nautical, sailing, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: a sail': 6 0 9 5 10 8 7 35 3 1 0 6 10
  9. An old English gold coin, the rial.
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-lnWUCRkA Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English intensifiers Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 5 4 13 1 5 8 1 11 4 6 5 5 3 13 3 1 7 5 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 0 4 4 11 8 4 3 1 5 3 4 4 4 4 26 3 2 5 4
  10. (military) A small mortar. Categories (topical): Military, Paper sizes
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-C6YNA6gK Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 4 6 3 10 2 2 1 11 9 4 2 2 3 2 13 19 3 2 3 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  11. (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-Qqhk~uGf Topics: card-games, games
  12. A tuft of beard on the lower lip. Synonyms: imperial
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-zkwD7s1l
  13. (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.
    Sense id: en-royal-en-noun-nZQ04wPz Topics: campanology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: r. [abbreviation], roial, roiall, royall [obsolete] Related terms: emperor, imperial, king, monarch, prince, princess, queen

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            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
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            "Recreation",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "text": "Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "word": "kuninglik"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kuninkaallinen"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "მეფის"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "roman": "reikeis",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 41 1 9 1 0",
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      "roman": "vasilikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "roman": "malkhutí",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "מַלְכוּתִי"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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    },
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    },
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ríoga"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reale"
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 41 1 9 1 0",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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    },
    {
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      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used as an intensifier."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Chess"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɔɪəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-royal.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/41/En-us-royal.ogg/En-us-royal.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/En-us-royal.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "of a king",
      "sense": "of a monarch",
      "word": "kingly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a monarch",
      "word": "monarchical"
    },
    {
      "english": "of a prince",
      "sense": "of a monarch",
      "word": "princely"
    },
    {
      "english": "of a queen",
      "sense": "of a monarch",
      "word": "queenly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a monarch",
      "word": "regal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a monarch",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "roy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having a monarch's air",
      "word": "majestic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having a monarch's air",
      "word": "regal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having a monarch's air",
      "word": "stately"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "informal",
        "intensifier"
      ],
      "word": "major"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "r."
    },
    {
      "word": "roial"
    },
    {
      "word": "roiall"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "royall"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "mbretëror"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "malakiyy",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "مَلَكِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qayṣariyy",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "قَيْصَرِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reyal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "arkʿayakan",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "արքայական"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʿagavorakan",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "թագավորական"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "vãsilchescu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kral"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "erregeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "errege-"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "karaljéŭski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карале́ўскі"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "cárski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ца́рскі"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "rajokiẏo",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "রাজকীয়"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śahi",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "শাহী"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "králski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "кра́лски"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "cárski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ца́рски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reial"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wángshì de",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "王室的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wáng de",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "王的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "královský"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "royal"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kongelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "koninklijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reĝa"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kuninglik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ext",
      "lang": "Extremaduran",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "rial"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kongligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kongaligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "konguligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kuninkaallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "royal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "royale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mepis",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "მეფის"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mepuri",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "მეფური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samepo",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "სამეფო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "königlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "reikeis",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vasilikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "βασιλικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "basilikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "βασιλικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "malkhutí",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "מַלְכוּתִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śāhī",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "शाही"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "királyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "konunglegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "rejala"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kerajaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ríoga"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "regale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おうの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ō no",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "王の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おうしつの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōshitsu no",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "王室の"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "koroldyq",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "корольдық"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "riəc",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "រាជ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wang-ui",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "왕의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wangsir-ui",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "왕실의"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "rēgius"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "rēgālis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "karalisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ķēnišķīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-leo",
      "lang": "Leonese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reyal"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "karališkas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kralski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "кралски"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "carski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "царски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "diraja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "rājakīya",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "രാജകീയ"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "royal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "rouoya"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kongelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kongeleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "cyne-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "cynelīċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "roial"
    },
    {
      "code": "pro",
      "lang": "Old Occitan",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "reial"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâygân",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "شایگان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâhâne",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "شاهانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "saltanati",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "سلطنتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "królewski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "real"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "regal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "regală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "korolévskij",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "короле́вский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cárskij",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ца́рский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "rājya",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "राज्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "rìoghail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "кра́љевскӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "related to tsars, tsarist",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ца̑рскӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "králjevskī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "cȃrskī (related to tsars, tsarist)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kráľovský"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kraljev"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "knežji"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "real"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kunglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šohī",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "шоҳӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "podšohī",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "подшоҳӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šohona",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "шоҳона"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "sultonī",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "султонӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "râat",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ราช"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "kraliyet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "korolívsʹkyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "королі́вський"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "cársʹkyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "ца́рський"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śahī",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شاہی"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "qirol"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "podsho"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "hoàng gia"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "word": "quí tộc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "regik"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiregik"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to a monarch or his family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jiregik"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
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}

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        "(campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells."
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "royal person",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "royal"
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      "sense": "royal person",
      "word": "reĝulo"
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      "sense": "royal person",
      "word": "kuninkaallinen"
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      "sense": "royal person",
      "word": "დიდებული"
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      "sense": "royal person",
      "word": "სამეფო ოჯახის წევრი"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "royal person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Royal"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "standard size of printing paper",
      "word": "royal"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "standard size of writing paper",
      "word": "royal"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intended Australian decimal currency",
      "word": "royal"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lycaenid butterfly",
      "word": "sinisiipinen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lycaenid butterfly",
      "word": "sinisiipi"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fourth tine of an antler's beam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "trochure"
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      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "rial"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "röijeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "röijelipurje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "cacatois"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "Royalsegel"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "røyl"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "real"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bom-brámselʹ",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бом-бра́мсель"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "real"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "röjel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "bovenbramsegel"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "nautical: a sail",
      "word": "överbramsegel"
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  "word": "royal"
}

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