Definition of royal
1a : of kingly ancestry the royal familyb : of, relating to, or subject to the crown the royal estatesc : being in the crown's service Royal Air Force
2a : suitable for royalty : magnificentb : requiring no exertion : easy there is no royal road to logic — Justus Buchler
3a : of superior size, magnitude, or quality a patronage of royal dimensions — J. H. Plumb —often used as an intensive a royal painb : established or chartered by the crown
4 : of, relating to, or being a part (such as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant
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Examples of royal in a Sentence
They received a royal welcome as they stepped off the plane.
the school superintendent received a royal welcome
Recent Examples of royal from the Web
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And with reports of infighting in the Saudi royal family, as well as a shaky-looking economic and geopolitical future, these divisions are unlikely to be solved anytime soon.
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An article on Wednesday about infighting among members of the royal family in Saudi Arabia misstated the relationship between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.
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MBC is owned by Waleed al-Ibrahim, a Saudi billionaire with kinship ties to the royal family, and his nephew prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd.
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At royal weddings, where the top tables serve 70-plus courses and dinner always comes with a show.
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Getty Paul Ellis - WPA Pool/ Prince Harry's royal duties keep him pretty busy, but that didn't stop him from visiting a Haribo factory on Friday.
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Ford got the royal treatment on visits to Alabama and Auburn last month.
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The current list already accuses a senior member of the Qatari royal family’s council and former interior minister, Abdullah bin Khalid Al Thani, of harboring al-Qaeda’s Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in the 1990s.
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But the balance of power within the extraordinarily large Saudi royal family has been negotiated out for a long period of time.
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Origin and Etymology of royal
Middle English roial, from Anglo-French real, roial, from Latin regalis, from reg-, rex king; akin to Old Irish rī (genitive rīg) king, Sanskrit rājan, Latin regere to rule — more at right
royal
Definition of royal
1 : a person of royal blood
2 : a small sail on the royal mast immediately above the topgallant sail
3 : a stag of 8 years or more having antlers with at least 12 points
Examples of royal in a Sentence
magazine stories about the private lives of royals
Recent Examples of royal from the Web
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, even royals lacked the nighttime privacy contemporary sleepers take for granted.
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We will be expected to forget how Trump blasted the Saudi royals for being freeloaders and threatened them with an economic boycott.
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The 31-year-old royal is the driving force behind the ambitious plan for...
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Prince William, the heir to the British throne, on Monday skipped a major ceremony with Queen Elizabeth and other royals to celebrate Commonwealth Day.
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The son and brother of N.F.L. quarterbacks, Manning, who turns 40 on March 24, was a league royal who, in his years with the Indianapolis Colts and the Broncos, earned a record five Most Valuable Player awards and two Super Bowl titles.
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First Known Use of royal
15th century
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playDefinition of royal for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a king or queen
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Royal —used in names of organizations that are supported by or that serve a king or queen
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: suitable for a king or queen : elaborate or impressive
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Definition of royal for English Language Learners
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: a member of a royal family
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