royal

roy·al  (roil)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a monarch.

2. Of the rank of a monarch.

3. Of, relating to, or in the service of a kingdom.

4. Issued or performed by a monarch: a royal warrant; a royal visit.

5. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch: a royal society of musicians.

6. Befitting royalty; stately: royal treatment.

7.

a. Superior, as in size or quality.

b. Used as an intensive: "It would be a first-class royal mess" (Sam Nunn).

n.

1. Informal A member of a monarch's family: "Among the resort's distinguished visitors are Swedish and Spanish royals" (Alistair Scott).

2. Nautical A sail set on the royalmast.

3. A paper size, 20 by 25 inches for printing, 19 by 24 inches for writing.

Idiom:

the royal road

A way or method that presents no difficulties: the royal road to success.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rglis, from rx, rg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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royal·ly adv.

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royal [ˈrɔɪəl]

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty the Royal Society of St George

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) being a member of a royal family

4. above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc.

5. Informal unusually good or impressive; first-rate

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) Informal a member of a royal family

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called royal stag a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches

5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called small royal Chiefly Brit a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches

6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any of various book sizes, esp 6¼ by 10 inches (royal octavo), 6¾ by 10¼ inches (super royal octavo), and (chiefly Brit) 10 by 12½ inches (royal quarto) and 10¼ by 13½ inches (super royal quarto)

[from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, fit for a king, from rēx king; compare regal¹]

royally  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast sail, canvass, canvas, sheet - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
	2.	royal - stag with antlers of 12 or more branches royal stag stag - adult male deer
Adj.	1.	royal - 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"
	2.	royal - established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
	3.	royal - being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	4.	royal - 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" regal, majestic, purple, imperial noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	5.	royal - invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" crowned - provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination; "a high-crowned hat"; "an orange-crowned bird"; "a crowned signet ring"

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royal

adjective

1. regal, kingly, queenly, princely, imperial, sovereign, monarchical, kinglike an invitation to a royal garden party

2. splendid, august, grand, impressive, superb, magnificent, superior, majestic, stately She was given a royal welcome on her first visit to Britain.

3. (Informal) total, complete, perfect, entire, pure, sheer, utter, outright, thorough, downright, unqualified, full-on (informal), out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, unalloyed He could be a royal pain in the ass sometimes.

Quotations
"Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay" [John Osborne They Call it Cricket]

Translations

royal [ˈrɔɪəl]

A. ADJ

1. → real
His/Her Royal Highness → Su Alteza Real
the royal "we" → el plural mayestático

2. (= splendid) → magnífico, espléndido, regio
to have a right royal time → pasarlo en grande

B. N → personaje m real, miembro mf de la familia real
the royals → la realeza

C. CPD the Royal Academy (of Arts) N (Brit) → la Real Academia(de Bellas Artes) RA - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS the Royal Air Force N → las Fuerzas Aéreas Británicas
royal blue N → azul m marino intenso
see also royal-blue Royal Commission N (Brit) → Comisión f Real
the Royal Engineers NPL (Brit) → el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
the royal family N → la familia real
the royal household N → la casa real
royal line N → familia f real, casa f real
the Royal Navy N → la Marina Británica
Royal Society N (Brit) → Real Academia f de Ciencias

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royal [ˈrɔɪəl]

adj [palace, yacht, household, residence, visit] → royal(e)

n → membre m/f de la famille royale
the royals → la famille royale
Royal Academy n (British) (also Royal Academy of Arts) the Royal Academy → l'Académie f royale des Beaux-Arts
Royal Air Force n (British) the Royal Air Force → la Royal Air Force
royal blue n → bleu roi m inv
royal-blue [ˌrɔɪəlˈbluː] adj → bleu roi inv
royal enclosure n (at race course) → tribune f réservée à la famille royale
royal family n → famille f royale
Royal Highness n
your Royal Highness → votre Altesse Royale
his Royal Highness → son Altesse Royale

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royal

adj → königlich; (fig also) → fürstlich; the royal family → die königliche Familie, die Königsfamilie; the royal household → der königliche Haushalt; royal enclosure (on racecourse) abgeteilter Zuschauerbereich für die königliche Familie; the royal we (usu hum) → der Pluralis Majestatis; the royal road to freedom/success etc (fig) → der sichere Weg zur Freiheit/zum Erfolg etc; he’s a royal pain (in the neck) (inf) → er geht einem tierisch auf die Nerven (inf)

n

(inf) → Angehörige(r) mf → der königlichen Familie

(= stag) → kapitaler Bock

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royal:

Royal Academy (of Arts)

n (Brit) Königliche Akademie (der Künste)

Royal Air Force

n (Brit) → Königliche Luftwaffe

Royal Assent

n (Brit) to receive or be given royal → die königliche Genehmigung bekommen

royal blue

n → Königsblau nt

royal-blue

adj → königsblau

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

n kanadische berittene Polizei

Royal Commission

n (Brit) → königliche Untersuchungskommission

royal correspondent

n → Hofkorrespondent(in) m(f)

Royal Engineers

n (Brit Mil) → Königliches Pionierkorps

royal flush

n (Cards) → Royal Flush m

Royal Highness

n Your/His royal → Eure/Seine Königliche Hoheit

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royal:

Royal Mail

n (Brit) britischer Postdienst

Royal Marines

pl (Brit) britische Marineinfanterie

Royal Mint

n (Brit) → Königliche Münzanstalt

Royal Navy (Brit)

n → Königliche Marine

attr → der Königlichen Marine

royal palace

n → Königspalast m

royal purple

n (colour) → Purpur m

Royal Society

n (Brit) → Königliche Gesellschaft

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royal [ˈrɔɪ/əl]

1. adj → reale
the royal household → la famiglia reale e il seguito
the royal we → il pluralis maiestatis
they gave us a royal welcome → ci hanno fatto un'accoglienza principesca

2. n the Royals (fam) → i reali, la famiglia reale

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royal

adj royal [ˈroiəl]

1 of, concerning etc a king, queen etc the royal family; His Royal Highness Prince Charles. koninklik مَلَكي кралски královský kongelig; konge-; royal königlich βασιλικός real kuninglik سلطنتی kuninkaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי शाही kraljevski királyi kerajaan konunglegur reale 王の 국왕의 karališkas(is) karalisks kerabat diraja koninklijk kongelig, konge- królewski real regal королевский kráľovský kraljevski kraljevski kunglig, kunga- เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์ kraliyet 皇家的，王室的 королівський شاہی thuộc hoàng gia 皇家（王室）的

2 magnificent a royal feast. koninklik فَخْم، مُمْتاز великолепен skvělý kongelig königlich έξοχος espléndido, magnífico, suntuoso suurejooneline شاهانه ruhtinaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי राजकीय सरकारी sjajan, divan felséges mewah stórbrotinn regale すばらしい 멋진, 최고의 karališkas karalisks sangat hebat koninklijk kongelig królewski régio regesc великолепный skvelý, nádherný kraljevski kraljevski kunglig, furstlig, storartad มโหฬาร şahane, muhteşem 隆重的 розкішний عظیم الشان nguy nga 盛大的

adv royally

mildelik مُلوكيّا царствено královsky kongeligt; royalt königlich βασιλικά realmente, regiamente kuninglikult به طور شاهانه و مجلل ruhtinaallisesti royalement כְּיָד הַמֶלֶך शाही ढंग से, राजा की तरह kraljevski, sjajno királyhoz illően dengan mewah konunglega regalmente 王として 당당하게; 멋지게 karališkai karaliski diraja koninklijk kongelig po królewsku regiamente regeşte по-царски; великолепно kráľovsky kraljevsko kraljevski kungligt อย่างใหญ่โต muhteşem bir şekilde 莊嚴地 розкішно شاہانہ طور سے vương giả 庄严地

n royalist

a person who supports a king or queen The republicans fought the royalists. rojalis مِن أنْصار المَلِك монархист monarchista royalist der/die Royalist(in) βασιλόφρονας monárquico rojalist هوادار نظام پادشاهی rojalisti royaliste מְלוכָנִי राजभक्त kraljev pristaša, pristaša monarhije királypárti pendukung kerajaan konungssinni realista, monarchico 王制支持者 왕정주의자 rojalistas rojālists mereka yang taat kepada raja koningsgezinde tilhenger av kongedømme, rojalist rojalista realista regalist роялист monarchista rojalist rojalista rojalist ผู้สนับสนุนการมีกษัตริย์ krallık yanlısı 保皇主義者 рояліст شاہی حکومت کا حمایتی người bảo hoàng 保皇主义者

n royalty

1 a payment made to a writer, recording artist etc for every book, record etc sold. tantieme عَوائِد المُؤَلِّف хонорар autorský honorář royalty die Tantieme πνευματικά δικαιώματα derechos de autor autoritasu حق التالیف tekijänpalkkio redevance, droits d'auteur תָמלוּגִים ग्रन्थकार का प्राप्य अंश tantijeme (od autorskog prava) (szerzői) jogdíj royalti höfundarlaun/-prósenta; höfundarréttargreiðsla (diritti d'autore) 印税 로열티, 저작권 사용료 honoraras, procentinis autorinis atlyginimas (autora) honorārs royalti royalty royalty; forfatterhonorar, lisensavgift tantiema direito de autor drept de autor авторский гонорар autorský honorár tantiema autorski honorar royalty ค่าลิขสิทธิ์ yapıt/telif hakkı 版稅 авторський гонорар حق تصنیف یا ایجاد ما معاوضہ nhuận bút 版税

2 the state of being royal, or royal people in general The commands of royalty must be obeyed. koninklikes مَلَكِيَّه кралски особи královská rodina / hodnost medlem af kongehuset das Königtum βασιλικός, βασιλική οικογένεια realeza, miembro de la familia real kuninglik perekond اعضای خانواده شاه kuninkuus royauté; membres de la famille royale אַנשֵי הַמלוּכָה राजशुल्क, अधिकार शुल्क kraljevsko, kraljevska obitelj kaum bangsawan konungdómur, kóngafólk sovranità, autorità regale 王権 왕위 karaliðkosios ðeimos nariai valdnieki; karaliskās ģimenes locekļi ketaatan koningschap, koninklijke familie kongeverdighet, kongelig(e) person(er) królewskość, władza/rodzina królewska realeza regalitate; familie regală член(ы) королевской семьи kráľovská hodnosť; kráľovská rodina kraljevska porodica kunglig person, kunglighet บุคคลในราชวงศ์ krallık 王室(成員) члени королівської родини بادشاہی hoàng tộc 王权

royal blue

(of) a bright, darkish blue a royal-blue dress. koniningsblou أزْرَق غامِق ساطِع кралско син pruská modř kongeblå königsblau σκούρο μπλε azul marino sügavsinine رنگ آبی مایل به ارغوانی syvänsininen bleu roi כָּחוֹל गहरा चमकदार नीला रंग kraljevski plavo királykék biru tua kóngablátt blu reale 紺青色 진보라 ryškiai mėlyna spalva spilgti tumšzila krāsa nilakandi diepblauw kongeblå(tt) (odcień koloru niebieskiego) azul-marinho albastru închis ярко-синий kráľovská modrá, berlínska modrá, parížska modrá kraljevsko moder kraljevsko plavo kungsblått สีน้ำเงินเข้ม koyu mavi 寶藍色 яскравий відтінок синього кольору گہرا نیلا رنگ màu xanh lam sẫm 品蓝色

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royal → مَلَكي královský royal königlich βασιλικός real kuninkaallinen royal kraljevski reale 王室の 왕족의 koninklijk kongelig królewski real королевский kunglig เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์ kraliyet thuộc hoàng gia 皇家的