| royal |
adjective |
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., Noble; generous; magnificent; princely., Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society., Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n., A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail., One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag., A small mortar., 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., An old English coin. See Rial. |