What does Royal mean?
Definitions for Royal
ˈrɔɪ əlroy·al
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Royal.
Princeton's WordNet
royalnoun
a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
royal, royal stagadjective
stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
royaladjective
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
"the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
royaladjective
established or chartered or authorized by royalty
"the Royal Society"
royaladjective
being of the rank of a monarch
"of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royaladjective
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
"golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
royaladjective
invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown
"the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
Wiktionary
royalnoun
A royal person; a member of a royal family.
royalnoun
A standard printing-paper size measuring 25 inches x 20 inches.
royalnoun
A former name for the Australian decimal currency (later dollar).
royalnoun
The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
royalnoun
In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
royaladjective
Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.
Royalnoun
someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Royalnoun
A person in a royal family, as the Prince of Wales.
Royalnoun
from the surname, or from the word "royal".
Royaladjective
Alternative form of royal
royaladjective
Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
royaladjective
Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?
royaladjective
In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
royal mast; royal sail
royaladjective
Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
royaladjective
Used as an intensifier.
a royal pain in the neck
Etymology: From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx ("king"). Doublet of regal ("befitting a king") and real ("unit of currency"). Cognate with Spanish real.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ChatGPT
royal
Royal refers to a person, object or status related or belonging to a monarch, their family, or their reign; such as a king, queen, or emperor. It can imply grandeur, majesty, or superiority. The term can also be used to describe something established or chartered by a monarch or something in the direct service of a monarch.
Webster Dictionary
Royaladjective
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
Royaladjective
noble; generous; magnificent; princely
Royaladjective
under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society
Royalnoun
printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n
Royalnoun
a small sail immediately above the topgallant sail
Royalnoun
one of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag
Royalnoun
a small mortar
Royalnoun
one of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots
Royalnoun
an old English coin. See Rial
Wikidata
Royal
A royal is a small sail flown immediately above the topgallant on square rigged sailing ships. It was originally called the "topgallant royal" and was used in light and favorable winds. Royal sails were normally found only on larger ships with masts tall enough to accommodate the extra canvas. Royals were introduced around the turn of the 18th century, but were not usually flown on the mizzenmast until the end of that century. It gave its name to a Dutch term for a light breeze—the Royal Sail Breeze or bovenbramzeilskoelte was a Force 2 wind on the Beaufort Scale.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Royal
roi′al, adj. regal, kingly: magnificent: illustrious: magnanimous: enjoying the favour or patronage of the sovereign: of more than common size or excellence.—n. a large kind of paper (19 by 24 in. for writing-paper, 20 by 25 for printing-paper): (obs.) a royal person, a king: a gold coin: a sail immediately above the topgallant sail: one of the shoots of a stag's head: a small mortar: a tuft of beard on the lower lip, an imperial.—n. Roy′alet, a petty king.—v.t. Roy′alise (Shak.), to make royal.—ns. Roy′alism, attachment to kings or to kingly government; Roy′alist, an adherent of royalism: a cavalier during the English civil war: in American history, an adherent of the British government: in French history, a supporter of the Bourbons—also adj.—adv. Roy′ally.—n. Roy′al-mast, the fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck, commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast.—adj. Roy′al-rich (Tenn.), rich as a king.—n. Roy′alty, kingship: the character, state, or office of a king: majesty: the person of the king or sovereign: fixed sum paid to the Crown or other proprietor, as on the produce of a mine, &c.: kingdom: royal authority: a royal domain: (Scot.) the bounds of a royal burgh.—Royal bounty, a fund from which the sovereign grants money to the female relatives of officers who die of wounds; Royal cashmere, a thin material of pure wool; Royal fern (Osmunda regalis), the most striking of British ferns; Royal horned caterpillar, a large bombycid moth of the United States; Royal household, the body of persons in the service of the sovereign.—The Royals, a name formerly given to the first regiment of foot in the British army. [Fr.,—L. regalis, regal.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
royal
The name of a light sail spread immediately next above the top-gallant sail, to whose yard-arms the lower corners of it are attached; it used to be termed top-gallant royal, and is never used but in fine weather. Also, the name of a small mortar.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
royal
A small mortar which carries a shell whose diameter is 5.5 inches. It is mounted on a bed the same as other mortars.
royal
In England, one of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot, called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ROYAL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Royal is ranked #2319 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Royal surname appeared 15,755 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Royal.
51.8% or 8,167 total occurrences were White.
40.8% or 6,433 total occurrences were Black.
3.1% or 501 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.7% or 436 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 129 total occurrences were Asian.
0.5% or 88 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Royal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #626
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Royal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1709
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Royal' in Adjectives Frequency: #78
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Anagrams for Royal »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Royal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Royal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Royal in a Sentence
Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private, the Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.
At the end of the day, cruise ships have General Motors, propellers and rudders, and God forbid we can't operate in the state of Florida for whatever reason, then there are other states that we do operate from, and we can operate from Royal Caribbean for a ship that otherwise would have gone to Florida.
Neil Sean claimed. Prince Charles private equerry( the royal private secretary) has delivered a note to the duke to demand a meeting oddly though alone.
Steve Parsons-Pool -RRB- Sean:
He feels that should be reinstated and his position recognized and respected, but very quietly and without fuss, he personally rescinded the kind gesture from the queen so as not to create… a bad feeling amongst his family members. After all, this was a huge event for Camilla who as the Duchess of Cornwall was installed as a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba said at least 183 people walked across the border in frigid temperatures since Jan. 1. Goodale said the pace has picked up and it’s largely because of Trump’s executive order which temporarily banned visitors from predominantly-Muslim nations and expanded immigration enforcement across the U.S. The current accelerated rate started in the first week of February and we’ve been following this very, very closely.
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Translations for Royal
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- ملكيArabic
- карале́ўскіBelarusian
- reialCatalan, Valencian
- královskýCzech
- royal, kongeligDanish
- königlich, Royalsegel, kGerman
- βασιλικόςGreek
- reĝaEsperanto
- realSpanish
- kuninglikEstonian
- سلطنتی, شایگانPersian
- röijeli, kuninkaallinenFinnish
- cacatois, royalFrench
- ríogaIrish
- rìoghailScottish Gaelic
- राजसीHindi
- királyiHungarian
- kerajaanIndonesian
- rejalaIdo
- konunglegurIcelandic
- reale, regaleItalian
- מלכותיHebrew
- ロイヤル, 王室, 王Japanese
- ರಾಯಲ್Kannada
- 감청색, 왕실Korean
- regiisLatin
- karališkasLithuanian
- karalisks, ķēnišķīgsLatvian
- кралскиMacedonian
- dirajaMalay
- kongelig, røylNorwegian
- koninklijkDutch
- kongelegNorwegian Nynorsk
- kongeligNorwegian
- królewskiPolish
- realPortuguese
- regală, regalRomanian
- бом-бра́мсель, королевский, царскийRussian
- överbramsegel, bovenbramsegel, kunglig, röjelSwedish
- royalTurkish
- Hoàng GiaVietnamese
- regik, hiregik, jiregikVolapük
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