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Definition of Royal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch. "A royal visit"

2. Noun. A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast.

3. Adjective. Established or chartered or authorized by royalty. "The Royal Society"

4. Noun. Stag with antlers of 12 or more branches.

5. Adjective. Being of the rank of a monarch. "Princes of the blood royal"

6. Adjective. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler. "The royal carriage of a stag's head"

7. Adjective. Invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown. "The royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"

Definition of Royal

1. a. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.

2. n. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n.

3. n. A royal spade.

Definition of Royal

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Old English) ¹

2. Proper noun. (English male given name) from the surname, or from the word "royal". ¹

3. Noun. (soccer) someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. ¹

4. Noun. A person in a royal family, as the Prince of Wales. ¹

5. Adjective. (non-gloss definition Used in terms of address or reference to members of a royal family). ¹

6. Adjective. (UK by extension) (non-gloss definition Used in the names of organisations within the British government), as, the Royal Navy, Royal Mail. ¹

7. Adjective. Of or relating to a monarch or their family. ¹

8. Adjective. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch. ¹

9. Adjective. (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails. ¹

10. Adjective. (boxing military) free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants. ¹

11. Adjective. (informal) (non-gloss definition Used as an intensifier). ¹

12. Noun. A royal person; a member of a royal family. ¹

13. Noun. (context: paper printing) A standard printing-paper size measuring 25 inches x 20 inches. ¹

14. Noun. A former name for the Australian decimal currency (later (term dollar)). ¹

15. Noun. The fourth tine of an antler's beam. ¹

16. Noun. (nautical) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Royal

1. a size of printing paper [n -S]

Medical Definition of Royal

1. 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. "How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?" (Shak) 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. Battle royal. See Battle. 3. One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. Synonym: Kingly, regal, monarchical, imperial, kinglike, princely, august, majestic, superb, splendid, illustrious, noble, magnanimous. Origin: OE. Roial, riall, real, OF. Roial. Reial, F. Royal, fr. L. Regalis, fr. Rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. Regal, real a coin, Rial. (11 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Royal

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

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"RMS— Railway Mail Service; royal Mail Service; royal Mail Steamer. RN— royal Navy. ... RSA—-royal Society of Antiquaries; royal Scottish Academy. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"and the royal College of Music, etc. Prizes and medals are also awarded to the ... royal ECONOMIC SOCIETY, incorporated 1902, was formerly known as the ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The north wing of Burlington House, Piccadilly, has been granted to the royal Academy and a suite of rooms built in the rear of it for exhibitions. ..."

4. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"Hence when a king or one of his family is to be put to death a mode of execution is devised by which the royal blood shall not be spilt upon the earth. ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"Science n 8 44:832-4 D 8 '16 royal society of London royal society fellowships. ... To the great republic, the United States; —royal Welsh fusiliers Royce, ..."

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