royal
royal Lexical Profile
royal Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family; relating to or belonging to a monarch.
"The royal family greeted the cheering crowd from the palace balcony."
Of a quality, size, or splendid magnificence suited to or worthy of a monarch; grand or majestic.
"The visiting diplomats were treated to a royal banquet in the state dining room."
Informally used as an intensifier to mean utter, complete, or extreme.
"Trying to Untangle the holiday lights turned out to be a royal pain."
• noun
A member of a royal family.
"The young royals attended the charity gala to support local environmental initiatives."
A small square sail hoisted above the topgallant sail on large sailing vessels.
"The captain ordered the crew to furl the royals as the wind began to freshen."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'roial', which comes from Latin 'regalis' (of a king, kingly), derived from 'rex' (king). It is a linguistic doublet of 'regal', which entered English directly from Latin.