"royal" meaning in Middle English

See royal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈrɔi̯al/ Forms: royalle [plural], royalle [singular, weak], royaller [comparative], royallyst [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|roial}} Old French roial, {{der|enm|la|rēgālis}} Latin rēgālis, {{doublet|enm|ryal}} Doublet of ryal Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|royalle|comparative|royaller|superlative|royallyst|head=}} royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst), {{enm-adj|royalle|royaller|royallyst}} royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst), {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English)
  1. royal, of a king, Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-adj-Jye-9Ifb
  2. kinglike, reminiscent of a king Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-adj-O4ho3ckG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 44 14 1 28 1 5 8
  3. majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-adj-lEFmvP3v
  4. opulent, expensive, fine Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-adj-mXRim3pQ
  5. noble, princely Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Monarchy, People
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-adj-JPawedTD Disambiguation of Monarchy: 0 16 2 0 34 0 23 25 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 43 Categories (other): Late Middle English Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 6 11 20 2 25 10 14 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roial, roiall, royall, royalle, roialle, roall Related terms: royalte

Adverb

IPA: /ˈrɔi̯al/
Etymology: From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|roial}} Old French roial, {{der|enm|la|rēgālis}} Latin rēgālis, {{doublet|enm|ryal}} Doublet of ryal Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} royal
  1. wonderfully Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-adv-yWxybJiK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roial, roiall, royall, royalle, roialle, roall

Noun

IPA: /ˈrɔi̯al/
Etymology: From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|roial}} Old French roial, {{der|enm|la|rēgālis}} Latin rēgālis, {{doublet|enm|ryal}} Doublet of ryal Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} royal, {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English)
  1. A royal; a member of royalty. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-noun-5S8RiN8L
  2. A noble; a member of nobility. Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Nobility
    Sense id: en-royal-enm-noun-WJ~T~apx Disambiguation of Nobility: 0 4 1 0 37 0 12 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roial, roiall, royall, royalle, roialle, roall

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A noble; a member of nobility."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noble",
          "noble#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɔi̯al/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "roial"
    },
    {
      "word": "roiall"
    },
    {
      "word": "royall"
    },
    {
      "word": "royalle"
    },
    {
      "word": "roialle"
    },
    {
      "word": "roall"
    }
  ],
  "word": "royal"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Late Middle English",
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English adverbs",
    "Middle English doublets",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Monarchy",
    "enm:Nobility",
    "enm:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "roial"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French roial",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "rēgālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin rēgālis",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ryal"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of ryal",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "royal",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wonderfully"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wonderfully",
          "wonderfully"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɔi̯al/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "roial"
    },
    {
      "word": "roiall"
    },
    {
      "word": "royall"
    },
    {
      "word": "royalle"
    },
    {
      "word": "roialle"
    },
    {
      "word": "roall"
    }
  ],
  "word": "royal"
}

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