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royal¹

  • /ˈɹɔɪ̯.əl/
  • [ˈɹʷɔɪ̯.əl] ~ [ˈɹʷɔɪ̯.l̩]
  • /ˈɹɔ.jəl/ Appalachia, Southern US
  • [ˈɹʷɔ.jəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɔ.jl̩] Appalachia, Southern US

Sounds like roil (certain accents) · Rhymes with -ɔɪəl

Where it comes from

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, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

adjective royaler · royaller · royalest · royallest · r. · roial

  1. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
  2. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence. How doth that royal Merchant good Anthonio;

    Similar: kingly, monarchical, princely, queenly, regal, roy, majestic, stately

  3. In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails. royal mast;  royal sail

    Similar: imperial, sultanic

  4. Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
  5. informal Used as an intensifier. a royal pain in the neck
  6. Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game. Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.

Similar: major

noun royals · r. · roial · roiall · royall · royaler

  1. capitalized, informal, often A royal person; a member of a royal family. Andy noted in RAIL 462: "The Royals are bound to have a great say in the decoration of the train and it speaks volumes for their regard for it that there are so many portraits of previous Royal Trains and items presented on trips. I sense they're extremely fond of it."
  2. A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
  3. A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
  4. dated The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
  6. The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
  7. A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
  8. In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail. in ten days after we spoke the Solon, so rapid was his recovery, that, from lying helpless and almost hopeless in his berth, he was at the mast-heId, furling a royal.
  9. An old English gold coin, the rial.
  10. A small mortar.
  11. In auction bridge, a royal spade.
  12. A tuft of beard on the lower lip.

    Similar: imperial

  13. Bell changes rung on ten bells.

Royal²

Where it comes from

A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) + hyll (“hill”).

proper noun Royals

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name from English from the surname Royal - he had been his mother's little king. Most of his mates called him "Roy". Perhaps only her and Mrs Natwick had stuck to the christened name, they felt it suited.

noun Royals

  1. someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Royal³

Where it comes from

Capitalization of royal.

proper noun Royals

  1. A male given name from the word "royal".

noun Royals

  1. UK, historical A member of the first regiment of foot in the British army.

adjective

  1. alternative Alternative form of royal (in capitalised proper nouns, e.g. Royal Navy, Royal Mail)

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: regal, imperial, noble, majestic, crowned, purple, royal stag, regius, royalty, princely, king, dynasty, kingdom, sovereign, monarch, monarchy

adjective

Similar: major

Translations

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adj of or relating to a monarch or his family

한국어왕의 wang-ui, 왕실의 wangsir-ui
日本語王の ō no, 王室の ōshitsu no
中文王室的 wángshì de, 王的 wáng de
हिन्दीशाही śāhī
Portuguêsreal
Françaisroyal, royale
Deutschköniglich
Italianoreale, regale
Ελληνικάβασιλικός vasilikós
Românăregal, regală
Русскийкороле́вский korolévskij, ца́рский cárskij
Tiếng Việthoàng gia, quí tộc
العربيةمَلَكِيّ malakiyy, قَيْصَرِيّ qayṣariyy
עבריתמַלְכוּתִי malkhutí

noun royal person

DeutschRoyal

noun fourth tine of an antler's beam

Françaistrochure

noun nautical: a sail

Españolreal
Portuguêsreal
Françaiscacatois
DeutschRoyalsegel
Русскийбом-бра́мсель bom-brámselʹ

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@misc{royal_2026,
  title = {royal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/royal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}