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Definitions for: Royal
[n] stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
[n] a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
[adj] invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
[adj] 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"
[adj] being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
[adj] 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"
[adj] established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
Webster (1913) Definition: Roy"al, n. (Auction Bridge)
A royal spade.
Roy"al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and
cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.]
1. 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.
2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.
3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
Society.
Battle royal. See under Battle.
Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.)
Royal eagle. (Zo["o]l.) See Golden eagle, under Golden.
Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See
Osmund.
Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
Royal metal, an old name for gold.
Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
(Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida.
Royal pheasant. See Curassow.
Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
Royal tern (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern
(Sterna maxima).
Royal tiger. (Zo["o]l.) See Tiger.
Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
scrofula, or king's evil.
Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
Roy"al, n.
1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under
paper, n.
2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant
sail. --Totten.
3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the upper or distal branches of an
antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a
stag.
4. (Gun.) A small mortar.
5. (Mil.) 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.
6. An old English coin. See Rial.
Synonyms: crowned, imperial, majestic, noble, purple, regal, royal stag
See Also: canvas, canvass, sail, sheet, stag
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