adj.
- relating to or having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family.
- of a quality or size suitable for a king or queen; splendid.
- Brit. informal real; utter (used for emphasis):
she's a right royal pain in the behind.
n.
- informal a member of the royal family.
-
(in full metric royal)
a paper size, 636 × 480 mm.
▸
(in full royal octavo)
a book size, 234 × 156 mm.
▸
(in full royal quarto)
a book size, 312 × 237 mm.
- Bell-ringing a system of change-ringing using ten bells.
Phrase
- the royal we
the use of ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ by a single person, as traditionally used by a sovereign.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. roial, from L. regalis ‘regal’.