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English adjective: royal

1. royal of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch


SamplesThe royal party.
The royal crest.
By royal decree.
A royal visit.

2. royal established or chartered or authorized by royalty


SamplesThe Royal Society.

3. royal being of the rank of a monarch


SamplesOf royal ancestry.
Princes of the blood royal.


Similarnoble


Antonymslowborn

4. royal belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler


SamplesGolden age of imperial splendor.
Purple tyrant.
Regal attire.
Treated with royal acclaim.
The royal carriage of a stag's head.


Synonymsimperial, majestic, purple, regal


Similarnoble


Antonymslowborn

5. royal invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown


SamplesThe royal (or crowned) heads of Europe.


Similarcrowned


Antonymscrownless, uncrowned


English noun: royal

1. royal (artifact) a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast


Broader (hypernym)canvas, canvass, sail, sheet

2. royal (animal) stag with antlers of 12 or more branches


Synonymsroyal stag


Broader (hypernym)stag









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