royal: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
Of or relating to a monarch.
Of the rank of a monarch.
Of, relating to, or in the service of a kingdom.
Issued or performed by a monarch: a royal warrant; a royal visit.
Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch: a royal society of musicians.
Befitting royalty; stately: royal treatment.
Superior, as in size or quality.
Used as an intensive: "It would be a first-class royal mess” ( Sam Nunn).
Informal A member of a monarch's family: "Among the resort's distinguished visitors are Swedish and Spanish royals” ( Alistair Scott).
Nautical A sail set on the royalmast.
A paper size, 20 by 25 inches for printing, 19 by 24 inches for writing.
the royal road A way or method that presents no difficulties: the royal road to success.