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- [roi-uh l]
- /ˈrɔɪ əl/
- /ˈrɔɪəl/
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- [roi-uh l]
- /ˈrɔɪ əl/
Definitions of royal word
- adjective royal of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace. 1
- adjective royal descended from or related to a king or line of kings: a royal prince. 1
- adjective royal noting or having the rank of a king or queen. 1
- adjective royal established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign: a royal society. 1
- adjective royal (initial capital letter) serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign. 1
- adjective royal proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant. 1
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Origin of royal
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin rēgālis kingly, equivalent to rēg- (stem of rēx) king + -ālis -al1; cf. regal1
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Parts of speech for Royal
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royal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
royal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for royal
adv royal
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- from soup to nuts — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- fully — entirely or wholly: You should be fully done with the work by now.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
adj royal
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- baronial — If you describe a house or room as baronial, you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes.
- beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
noun royal
- caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
- caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.
- contessa — an Italian countess
- contesse — countess.
- countess — A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl.
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