[
US
/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɹˈɔɪəl/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɔɪəl/ ]
NOUN
- stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
- a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
ADJECTIVE
-
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
golden age of imperial splendor
the royal carriage of a stag's head
regal attire
treated with royal acclaim
purple tyrant -
being of the rank of a monarch
of royal ancestry
princes of the blood royal -
invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown
the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe -
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
a royal visit
by royal decree
the royal party
the royal crest -
established or chartered or authorized by royalty
the Royal Society
How To Use royal In A Sentence
- After a bit of a stickybeak at the Queen's Scottish residence of Holyroodhouse, we made the most of the remaining daylight walking the length of the Royal Mile through the Old Town back to the castle, stopping by the Heart of Midlothian. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
- He was more miserly with titles than any sovereign since Elizabeth I - ensuring, for example, that dukedoms were reserved for the royal family alone.
- They tell me that his father was made what they call a baronet because he set a broken arm for one of those twenty royal dukes that England has to pay for. The Fixed Period
- It was during the 1939-45 war, that the Royal Marines took on a commando role, linking the regiment to the Army Commandos that already existed.
- In either case, the story of queenly beauty would not be complete without the recognition that royal women have traditionally had far more chances than the average woman of actually being beautiful.
- Back on the waterfront, the most senior man among Reservists, Major General His Grace the Duke of Westminster, paid a visit to the Royal Naval and Royal Marines Reservists at the Royal Naval HQ Merseyside in Liverpool.
- That was understandable; it was in a military court at the Royal Air Force base in Uxbridge, Middlesex, in an airless room with a judge sitting at a table at one end of the room, and a gaggle of journalists sitting at the other.
- In that time she accompanied members of the Royal Family on some unforgettable overseas tours.
- Aides hovered round like royal courtiers before he made a fleeting appearance climbing on board the City of Chicago. Times, Sunday Times
- She wasted a great part of the royal treasury for her benefactions!
