Meaning

13 senses
  1. (capitalized, informal, often)A royal person; a member of a royal family.

    Royal

  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.

    Royalsegel

    бом-бра́мсельbom-brámselʹ

    a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

  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.

Examples

128 sentences
  1. The royal palace was built on a hill.

    Королевський палац було побудовано на узгір'ї.

    ruКоролевский дворец был построен на холме.

    deDer königliche Palast wurde auf einem Hügel errichtet.

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  2. The king and his family live in the royal palace.

    Король та його родина живуть в королівському палаці.

    ruКороль и его семья живут в королевском дворце.

    deDer König und seine Familie wohnen im Königspalast.

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  3. The royal wedding was a great spectacle.

    Королівське весілля було прекрасним видовищем.

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  4. The Royal Shakespeare Company is presenting The Merchant of Venice next week.

    deDie Royal Shakespeare Company führt nächste Woche Der Kaufmann von Venedig auf.

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  5. Will you watch the royal wedding?

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
nautical: a sail:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
royal person:
nautical: a sail:

Origin

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis

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.

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Forms

plural: royals

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • stag with antlers of 12 or more branches:royal stag

Word family

7 related words

See also

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