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Definition of royal :
1. A royal spade.
2. A small mortar.
3. A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail.
4. An old English coin. See Rial.
5. 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.
6. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
7. 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 Scots.
8. One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.
9. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n.
10. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Academy of Arts; the Society.
Synonyms:
paramount, awesome, violet, abdicate, commendable, depose, ignoble, the crown, admirable, sublime, gallant, countess, utter, dominant, thorough, respected, glorious, crown, base, mean, aristocrat, sadly, chivalrous, court, purplish, commanding, consort, superior, commoner, elevated, purple, splendid, honorable, great-hearted, queenly, large-hearted, common, hopelessly, excruciating, praiseworthy, kinglike, royal stag, superb, monarchical, eminent, big, Count, illustrious, regnant, supreme, good, baron, crowned, over-embellished, highborn, worthy, resplendent, coronation, accession, olympian, empurpled, ruling, absolute, blue-blooded, unspeakable, ducal, enviable, magnific, proud, baronet, baroness, impressive, utterly, archduke, authoritative, humble, awe-inspiring, grandiose, munificent, reigning, magnificent, baronetcy, dethrone, aristocracy, downright, noteworthy, accede, courteous, such as it is, sorry, gorgeous, high, lofty
noble (part of speech: adjective)
great, lordly, queen-like, noble, sovereign, grand, courtly, knightly, princely, aristocratic, regal, imperial, ladylike, heroic, baronial, magisterial, dignified, patrician, kingly, distinguished, imposing, stately, celebrated, august, majestic
Usage examples:
- And so it all came about according to the Queen's dream, that the forester's daughter wore the royal crown upon her head, and held the Prince's heart in her hand. - "Moonshine & Clover", Laurence Housman.
- Lord, we'll have a right royal wedding! - "The Castle Inn", Stanley John Weyman.
- But no one had ventured to set foot within the walls without the royal word. - "A Boy's Ride", Gulielma Zollinger.