# royal
## English
### Alternative forms

* r. (abbreviation)
* roial, roiall, royall, royaler (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɹɔɪəl/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɪəl
* Homophone: roil (certain accents)
* Hyphenation: roy‧al

### Adjective

royal (comparative royaler or royaller, superlative royalest or royallest)
* Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
** 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC, page 9:He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
** 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies, page 7:On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.
* Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
** c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 175, column 2:How doth that royal Merchant good Anthonio;
* (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
    royal mast;  royal sail
* (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
* (informal) Used as an intensifier.
    a royal pain in the neck
* (chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.
    Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.

#### Synonyms

* (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal, roy (obsolete)
* (having a monarch's air): majestic, regal, stately
* (informal intensifier): major

#### Derived terms

* Annapolis Royal
* Astronomer Royal
* ballade royal
* battle-royal
* battle royal
* blood royal
* chant royal
* coffee royal
* Farnham Royal
* Front Royal
* give the royal treatment
* half-royal
* imperial-royal
* kir royal
* mound royal
* Mount Royal
* non-royal
* pair royal
* Park Royal
* Port Royal
* Port Royal Island
* puliol royal
* rhyme royal
* rhythm royal
* rime royal
* Royal
* royal abundance
* royal albatross
* royal antelope
* royal assent
* royal auction bridge
* royal blue
* royal borough
* royal bumps
* royal burgh
* royal cashmere
* royal chinchilla
* royal commission
* royal crown
* royal cubit
* royal cypher
* royal disease
* royal duck
* royal family
* royal fern
* royal fish
* royal flush
* royal flycatcher
* royal fork
* royal fox
* royal gala
* Royal Highness
* royal household
* royal icing
* royalism
* royalist
* royalistic
* royalistical
* royalistically
* royal jasmine
* royal jelly
* royal kite
* Royal Leamington Spa
* royal letter
* royally
* Royal Marine, Royal Marines
* royal marriage
* royal mast
* royal metal
* royal moth
* Royal Oak
* royal pain
* royal palm
* royal penguin
* royal penstemon
* royal poinciana
* royal progress
* royal purple
* royal python
* royal rat
* royal red prawn
* royal road
* royal scamp
* royal spoonbill
* royal standard
* royal stars
* royal straight flush
* royal stremma
* royal tennis
* royal tern
* royal touch
* royal train
* royalty
* royal walnut
* royal walnut moth
* royal wand
* royal warrant
* royal we
* royal wedding
* Royal Wootton Bassett
* spur-royal
* super-royal
* Their Royal Majesties

#### Related terms

* real (“unit of currency”)
* realm

#### Translations
### Noun

royal (plural royals)
* (somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
** 2022 September 21, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Her Majesty's final journey”, in RAIL, number 966, page 3:Andy noted in RAIL 462: "The Royals are bound to have a great say in the decoration of the train and it speaks volumes for their regard for it that there are so many portraits of previous Royal Trains and items presented on trips. I sense they're extremely fond of it."
* (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
* (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
* (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
* Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
* The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
* A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
* (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
** 1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., “CHAPTER XXXV”, in Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC:in ten days after we spoke the Solon, so rapid was his recovery, that, from lying helpless and almost hopeless in his berth, he was at the mast-heId, furling a royal.
* An old English gold coin, the rial.
* (military) A small mortar.
* (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
* A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
    Synonym: imperial
* (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.

#### Translations
### See also

* emperor
* imperial
* king
* monarch
* prince
* princess
* queen

### Anagrams

* Aylor, aroyl, orlay

## Danish
### Etymology

From French royal, from Latin rēgālis, Derived from Latin rēx.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʁʌˈjæˀl]

### Adjective

royal (neuter royalt, plural and definite singular attributive royale)
* Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
    Synonym: kongelig
** someone who deals with or supports the royal family.

#### Related terms

* royalistisk
* royalist
* royalisme

### Further reading

* “royal” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ro‧yal

### Noun

royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])
* royal

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”) + -ālis. Equivalent to roi +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁwa.jal/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Rhymes: -al
* Homophones: royale, royales

### Adjective

royal (feminine royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)
* royal

#### Derived terms

* à l’oiseau royal
* aigle royal
* gelée royale
* manchot royal
* poisson royal
* quinte flush royale
* route royale
* royalement
* Son Altesse royale
* voie royale

#### Related terms

* reine
* roi
* royaume

#### Descendants

* → Belarusian: рая́ль (rajálʹ)
* → Bulgarian: роя́л (rojál)
* → Lithuanian: rojalis
* → Russian: роя́ль (rojálʹ)
* → Ukrainian: роя́ль (rojálʹ)

### Further reading

* “royal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

From French royal, from Latin regalis. Occasionally attested in the 19th century and perhaps earlier. More regular use dates from the latter half of the 20th century, reinforced by English royal; compare die Royals (“the British royal family”). The derivatives Royalist, Royalismus are older in German.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɔˈjaːl/, [ʁɔˈjaːl], [ʁo-]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

royal (strong nominative masculine singular royaler, comparative royaler, superlative am royalsten)
* royal
    Synonyms: königlich, majestätisch

#### Related terms

* Royalist
* Royalismus

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch royaal (“royal”). Doublet of rial and riyal.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈrojal/ [ˈro.jal]
* Rhymes: -ojal
* Syllabification: ro‧yal

### Adjective

royal
* (figurative) extravagant, lavish

#### Derived terms

* beroyal-royal
* keroyalan
* royal-royalan
* teroyal

### Further reading

* “royal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* roial, roiall, royall, royalle, roialle, roall

### Etymology

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of ryal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɔi̯al/

### Adjective

royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst) (Late Middle English)
* royal, of a king,
* kinglike, reminiscent of a king
* majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly
* opulent, expensive, fine
* noble, princely

#### Related terms

* royalte

#### Descendants

* English: royal
* Scots: royal

#### References

* “roial, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

### Noun

royal (Late Middle English)
* A royal; a member of royalty.
* A noble; a member of nobility.

#### Descendants

* English: royal

#### References

* “roial, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

### Adverb

royal (Late Middle English)
* wonderfully

#### References

* “roial, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

## Middle French
### Alternative forms

* roial, real

### Etymology

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rwɛˈjal/

### Adjective

royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)
* royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)

#### Descendants

* French: royal

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roˈʝal/ [roˈʝal]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈʝal/ [roˈʝal]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈʃal/ [roˈʃal]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈʒal/ [roˈʒal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: ro‧yal

### Noun

royal m or f by sense (plural royales)
* royal (member of the British royal family)
* (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)

### Further reading

* “royal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10