Definition of Battle royal

1. Noun. A noisy riotous fight.

Exact synonyms: Melee, Scrimmage
Generic synonyms: Disturbance

Definition of Battle royal

1. Noun. A fight involving three or more people, fought until one person (or sometimes team or faction) is left standing. ¹

2. Noun. A heated discussion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Royal

battle of Trasimeno
battle of Valmy
battle of Verdun
battle of Wagram
battle of Ypres
battle of Zama
battle of the Aisne
battle of the Bismarck Sea
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
battle of the Coral Sea
battle of the Philippine Sea
battle of wits
battle plan
battle rapper
battle royal (current term)
battle ship
battle sight
battle stations
battleax
battleaxe
battleaxes
battlebus
battlebuses
battlecruiser
battlecruisers
battled
battledore
battledore and shuttlecock
battledore placenta

Literary usage of Battle royal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brand's Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Faiths and Folklore; a by John Brand, William Carew Hazlitt (1905)
"battle royal.—See Cock-Fighting. Bawdry..—Wallis, in his essays on the Privileges of the University of Oxford," printed in "Collectanea Curiosa," notices ..."

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