real

Borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).


real

es-adj

real m or f (masculine and feminine plural reales)

Inherited from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), from rēx. Cognate with English regal and royal.


real

(Spain, historical, colloquial) a quarter of a peseta


imperial

es-adj

imperial m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperiales)

Borrowed from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).


emperador

es-noun

emperador m (plural emperadores, feminine emperatriz or emperadora, feminine plural emperatrices or emperadoras)

emperadores (plural)
emperatriz (feminine)
emperadora (feminine)
emperatrices (feminine plural)
emperadoras (feminine plural)

→ Tagalog: emperador

From Old Spanish emperador, from Latin imperātōrem.


rey

Chavacano: rey

Papiamentu: rey

→ San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: rey

Inherited from Old Spanish rey, from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

en el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey


corona

→ Karao: korona

Inherited from Old Spanish corona, from Latin corōna (“crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).


reina

→ Cebuano: rayna

→ Papiamentu: reina

→ Tagalog: reyna

Inherited from Old Spanish reyna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna. Compare Italian regina and Portuguese rainha.


zar

es-noun

zar m (plural zares, feminine zarina, feminine plural zarinas)

zares (plural)
zarina (feminine)
zarinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ); see it for more. Doublet of César (“Caesar”).


zarina

zarina f (plural zarinas, masculine zar, masculine plural zares)

zarinas (plural)
zar (masculine)
zares (masculine plural)

Borrowed from German Zarin, feminine form of Zar, from Russian царь (carʹ, “tsar”).


monarquía

Borrowed from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía).


imperio

→ Tagalog: imperyo

heredar el imperio

«Lee», volvió á repetir, con tal imperio[…]

1869, José Alcalá Galiano, “La bruja del ideal”, in Revista de España, volume VI, number 22:

Se acercó a nosotros, nos pidió con mucho imperio un tarro de pólvora que dijo necesitaba

1925, Bernardino Izaguirre, Historia de las misiones franciscanas y narración de los progresos de la geografía en el oriente del Perú:

He came up to us and arrogantly asked us for a powder flask, which he said he needed.


reino

From Old Spanish reino~regno, borrowed from Latin rēgnum.


princesa

> Chavacano: princesa (inherited)

→ Cebuano: prinsesa

→ Tagalog: prinsesa

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.


trono

→ Tagalog: trono

Borrowed from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos). Cognate with English throne.


príncipe

→ Cebuano: prinsipe

→ Tagalog: prinsipe


cetro

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.


monarca

es-noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).


regente

regente m or f by sense (plural regentes)

regent (one who rules in place of the monarch)


regio

es-adj

regio (feminine regia, masculine plural regios, feminine plural regias)

regia (feminine)
regios (masculine plural)
regias (feminine plural)

(Mexico) Monterreyan, born in Monterrey, clipping of regiomontano

(Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Andes, Southern Cone) stunning; gorgeous

Andes; Southern Cone; Andes; Southern Cone


soberano

soberano (feminine soberana, masculine plural soberanos, feminine plural soberanas)

soberana (feminine)
soberanos (masculine plural)
soberanas (feminine plural)

From a Vulgar Latin root *superānus or *superiānus, from Latin super. Compare French souverain, Italian sovrano, soprano, Portuguese soberano, Catalan sobirà. Doublet of soprano, from Italian.


soberano

es-noun

soberano m (plural soberanos, feminine soberana, feminine plural soberanas)

soberanos (plural)
soberana (feminine)
soberanas (feminine plural)


dinastía

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía).


faraón

es-noun

faraón m (plural faraones, feminine faraona, feminine plural faraonas)

faraones (plural)
faraona (feminine)
faraonas (feminine plural)

From Old Spanish pharaon, from Late Latin Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”), pr:aA


sultán

sultán m (plural sultanes, feminine sultana, feminine plural sultanas)

sultanes (plural)
sultana (feminine)
sultanas (feminine plural)

From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šūlṭānā) "power".

der

Aramaic שולטנא (šūlṭānā)


archiduque

es-noun

archiduque m (plural archiduques, feminine archiduquesa, feminine plural archiduquesas)

archiduques (plural)
archiduquesa (feminine)
archiduquesas (feminine plural)


pretendiente

es-adj

pretendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pretendientes)

pretendientes (feminine masculine plural)


pretendiente

es-noun

pretendiente m or f by sense (plural pretendientes)


heredero forzoso

heredero forzoso m (plural herederos forzosos, feminine heredera forzosa, feminine plural herederas forzosas)

herederos forzosos (plural)
heredera forzosa (feminine)
herederas forzosas (feminine plural)

From heredero (“heir”) + forzoso (“obligatory, compulsory”).


heredero presunto

heredero presunto m (plural herederos presuntos, feminine heredera presunta, feminine plural herederas presuntas)

herederos presuntos (plural)
heredera presunta (feminine)
herederas presuntas (feminine plural)


Reyes Católicos

(Spain, historical) Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, the two Spanish monarchs who completed the Reconquista

tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando


káiser

Borrowed from German Kaiser. Doublet of César.


monarquía absoluta

monarquía absoluta f (plural monarquías absolutas)