c.1250, from O.Fr. roial, from L. regalis, from rex (gen. regis) "king" (see rex). Battle royal (1672) preserves the Fr. custom of putting the adj. after the noun (cf. attorney general); the sense of the adj. here is "on a grand scale." As a modifier meaning "thorough, total" royal is attested in Eng. from 1940s. Royalist first recorded 1643. The Royal Oak was a tree in Boscobel in Shropshire in which Charles II hid himself during flight after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Sprigs of oak were worn to commemorate his restoration in 1660.
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"
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established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
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being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
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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" [syn: imperial]
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invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
noun
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a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
Royal Oak, MI (city, FIPS 70040) Location: 42.50860 N, 83.15462 W Population (1990): 65410 (29163 housing units) Area: 30.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48067, 48073
Royal Lakes, IL (village, FIPS 66196) Location: 39.11249 N, 89.96179 W Population (1990): 272 (120 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62685
Royal City, WA (city, FIPS 60230) Location: 46.89889 N, 119.61408 W Population (1990): 1104 (327 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99357
Royal Center, IN (town, FIPS 66222) Location: 40.86462 N, 86.50051 W Population (1990): 859 (367 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46978
Royal Oak, MD Zip code(s): 21662
Royal Pines, NC (CDP, FIPS 58260) Location: 35.47694 N, 82.50532 W Population (1990): 4418 (1865 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Royal Palm Beach, FL (village, FIPS 62100) Location: 26.70551 N, 80.22679 W Population (1990): 14589 (5985 housing units) Area: 22.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33411
Royal, AR Zip code(s): 71968
Royal, IA (city, FIPS 69105) Location: 43.06395 N, 95.28315 W Population (1990): 466 (212 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51357
Royal, NE (village, FIPS 42495) Location: 42.33270 N, 98.12502 W Population (1990): 81 (46 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68773
Royal, TN Zip code(s): 37160
Royal, IL (village, FIPS 66157) Location: 40.19198 N, 87.97135 W Population (1990): 217 (113 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Port Royal, VA (town, FIPS 63928) Location: 38.16967 N, 77.19106 W Population (1990): 204 (96 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22535
Port Royal, SC (town, FIPS 58030) Location: 32.38290 N, 80.69328 W Population (1990): 2985 (1277 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29935
Port Royal, PA (borough, FIPS 62304) Location: 40.53386 N, 77.39089 W Population (1990): 836 (389 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17082
Mount Royal, NJ Zip code(s): 08061
Front Royal, VA (town, FIPS 29968) Location: 38.92484 N, 78.18470 W Population (1990): 11880 (4983 housing units) Area: 24.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22630
Re"gal\ (r?"gal), a. [L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king. See Royal, and cf. Rajah, Realm, Regalia.] Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway. "The regal title." --Shak. He made a scorn of his regal oath. --Milton. Syn: Kingly; royal. See Kingly.
Ri"al\, n. [From Royal.] A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also ryal.] --Brande & C.
Rich\, (r[i^]ch), a. [Compar. Richer; superl. Richest.] [OE. riche, AS. r[=i]ce rich, powerful; akin to OS. r[=i]ki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. r[=i]hhi, Icel. r[=i]kr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to L. rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. [root]283. See Right, and cf. Derrick, Enrich, Rajah, Riches, Royal.]1. Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor. "Rich merchants." --Chaucer. The rich [person] hath many friends. --Prov. xiv. 20. As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher. --Milton. 2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop. If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action. --Rowe. The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. --Milton. 3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine. 4. Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents. Like to rich and various gems. --Milton. 5. Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit. Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. --Baker. 6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color. 7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music. 8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery. 9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. Note: Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained. Syn: Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; luscious.
Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r["a]tt, Icel. r["e]ttr, Goth. ra['i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.]1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as any line." --Chaucer 2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone. 3. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true. That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end. --Whately. 2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford. 5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious. "His right wife." --Chaucer. In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians. --Milton. 6. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith. You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well. --Shak. If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." --Locke. 7. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate. The lady has been disappointed on the right side. --Spectator. 8. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals. Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand. --Longfellow. Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are used always with reference to the position of one who is facing in the direction of the current's flow. 9. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done. 10. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth. At right angles, so as to form a right angle or right angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly. Right and left, in both or all directions. [Colloq.] Right and left coupling (Pipe fitting), a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly. Right angle. (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC. (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the axes of two great circles whose planes are perpendicular to each other. Right ascension. See under Ascension. Right Center (Politics), those members belonging to the Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on political questions. See Center, n., 5. Right cone, Right cylinder, Right prism, Right pyramid (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is perpendicular to the base. Right line. See under Line. Right sailing (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Right sphere (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in spherical projections, that position of the sphere in which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the equator. Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you say is right, true. "Right," cries his lordship. --Pope. Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; becoming.
Rose"-ri`al\, n. [See Rose, and Royal.] A name of several English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different values; a rose noble.
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.
Roy"al*ty\, n.; pl. Royalties. [OF. roialt['e], royault['e], F. royaut['e]. See Royal, and cf. Regality.]1. The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty. Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty. --Holyday. 2. The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty. For thus his royalty doth speak. --Shak. 3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia. [Obs.] Wherefore do I assume These royalties, and not refuse to reign? --Milton. 4. Kingliness; spirit of regal authority. In his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be fear'd. --Shak. 5. Domain; province; sphere. --Sir W. Scott. 6. That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality. 7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property. 8. Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.
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