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Definition of Royal family
1. Noun. Royal persons collectively. "The wedding was attended by royalty"
Generic synonyms: House
Specialized synonyms: Hanover, Hanoverian Line, House Of Hanover, Habsburg, Hapsburg, Hohenzollern, House Of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancastrian Line, Plantagenet, Plantagenet Line, Romanoff, Romanov, Saxe-coburg-gotha, Stuart, House Of York, York
Member holonyms: Highness, King, Male Monarch, Rex, Prince, Princess, Female Monarch, Queen, Queen Regnant, Queen
Definition of Royal family
1. Noun. The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Royal Family
Literary usage of Royal family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1806)
"royal family faw The Heir at Law, and Ways and Means. 13. ... The Promenade Rooms
were honoured with the pre- fence of the royal family. 14. ..."
2. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third by Thomas Erskine May (1899)
"Provision for the royal family : — Management of the Land Revenues, on behalf of
the Public ... Prerogatives of the Crown, in relation to the royal family. ..."
3. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"Meaning of royal family.—The rest of the royal family may be considered in two
... to the different senses in which the term royal family, is used. ..."
4. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1871)
"Among the prerogatives of the crown is that of a more than parental authority
over the royal family: and, in 1772, the king sought the aid of Parliament ..."
5. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1906)
"Among the prerogatives of the crown is that of a more than parental authority
over the royal family; ..."
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