English

Alternative spellings
roial (obsolete)

Etymology
From OF. roial#Old French|roial (modern #French|royal), from Latin regalis, from rex|rex, reg- �king� + adjective suffix -alis.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�r�ɪ�l/
audio|en-us-royal.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�ɪ�l

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
2. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.
3. nautical In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

#:*royal mast, royal sail

Synonyms
(1): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal
(2): majestic, stately

Translations
trans-top|kingly
Dutch: koninklijk
Estonian: kuninglik
Finnish: kuninkaallinen
French: royal
German: königlich
Greek: βα�ιλικ��
Hungarian: királyi
trans-mid
Irish: ríoga
Italian: reale
Norwegian: røyl , kongelig
Novial: regal
Portuguese: real#Portuguese|real
Russian: ко�олев�кий#Russian|ко�олев�кий
Spanish: real#Spanish|real
trans-bottom

trans-top|majestic
See: majestic
trans-bottom

trans-top|of mast and sail
Finnish: röijeli-
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. colloquial A royal person; a member of a royal family.

Derived terms
top2
Princess Royal
Royal Air Force
royal family
royal flush
royalist
royal jelly
royally
mid2
Royal Mail
Royal Navy
royal tennis
royalty
royal we
royal wedding

Related terms
Real_estate|real estate

See also
top2
emperor
imperial
king
monarch
mid2
prince
princess
queen

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /�wa.jal/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /Rwa.jal/

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smroyal|sfroyale|pmroyaux|pfroyales|smp�wa.jal|sfp�wa.jal|pmp�wa.j�|pfp�wa.jal
royal m (f royale, m plural royaux, f plural royales)

1. royal

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