battle royal

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battle royal

  • /ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/

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Preserves the French pattern of adjective after noun. Royal here means “grand in scale”.

noun battles royal · battle royals · battle-royal · battle-royale · battle royale

  1. A fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing. I was told that since I was to be there anyway I might as well take part in the battle royal to be fought by some of my schoolmates as part of the entertainment.
  2. broadly A heated discussion or debate.

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@misc{battle_royal_2026,
  title = {battle royal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/battle%20royal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}