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{{also|Royal}}
==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|r.||abbreviation}}
* {{alter|en|roial|roiall|royall|royaler||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}
From {{inh|en|enm|royal}}, from {{der|en|fro|roial}} (Modern French {{m|fr|royal}}), from {{der|en|la|rēgālis}}, from {{m|la|rēx||king}}. {{doublet|en|regal|t1=befitting a king|real|t2=unit of currency|ariary|riyal}}. Cognate with {{cog|es|real}}. Displaced native {{ncog|ang|cynelīċ}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹɔɪəl/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-royal.ogg|a=GA}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔɪəl|s=2}}
* {{homophones|en|roil<aa:certain accents>}}
* {{hyphenation|en|roy|al}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|1=royaler|2=royaller|sup=royalest|sup2=royallest}}

# Of or relating to a [[monarch]] or his (or her) family.
#* {{RQ:Marshall Squire's Daughter|A Court Ball|9|He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. {{...}} But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the '''royal''' circle, {{...}}}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2011|author=Marilyn Price|title=Grandma's Cookies|page=7
|passage=On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his '''royal''' chef.}}
# Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; [[illustrious]]; [[magnanimous]]; of more than common size or excellence.
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Merchant of Venice|act=III|scene=ii|page=175|column=2|passage=How doth that '''royal''' Merchant good ''Anthonio'';}}
# {{lb|en|nautical}} In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the [[topgallant]] mast and its sails.
#: {{ux|en|'''royal''' mast;&emsp; '''royal''' sail}}
# {{lb|en|boxing|military}} [[free-for-all|Free-for-all]], especially involving multiple [[combatant]]s.
# {{lb|en|informal}} {{non-gloss|Used as an intensifier}}.
#: {{ux|en|a [[royal pain|'''royal''' pain]] in the neck}}
# {{lb|en|chess}} Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.
#: {{ux|en|[[w:Maharajah and the Sepoys|Maharajah and the Sepoys]] pits a single '''royal''' [[amazon]] for white against a standard chess army for black.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|of a monarch}} {{l|en|kingly}} {{qualifier|of a king}}, {{l|en|monarchical}}, {{l|en|princely}} {{qualifier|of a prince}}, {{l|en|queenly}} {{qualifier|of a queen}}, {{l|en|regal}}, {{l|en|roy}} {{q|obsolete}}
* {{sense|having a monarch's air}} {{l|en|majestic}}, {{l|en|regal}}, {{l|en|stately}}
* {{sense|informal intensifier}} {{l|en|major}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en| Port Royal Island|Royal Wootton Bassett
|ballade royal|battle royal|battle-royal|blood royal|chant royal|coffee royal|half-royal|imperial-royal|mound royal|royal flycatcher|royal gala|royal python|kir royal|non-royal|pair royal|rhythm royal|rime royal|royal abundance|royal antelope|royal blue|royal bumps|royal cashmere|royal chinchilla|royal cubit|royal cypher|royal disease|royal duck|royal fork|royal household|royal icing|royal jasmine|royal marriage|royal mast|royal metal|royal pain|royal palm|royal penguin|royal poinciana|royal progress|royal purple|royal rat|royal red prawn|royal road|royal straight flush|royal stremma|royal tern|royal touch|royal wand|spur-royal|super-royal
|Annapolis Royal| royal auction bridge
|Astronomer Royal
|Farnham Royal
|Front Royal|Their Royal Majesties
|give the royal treatment
|Mount Royal
|Park Royal
|Port Royal
|rhyme royal
|Royal
|royal albatross
|royal assent|royal scamp
|royal borough
|royal burgh
|royal crown|royal commission|royal fox
|royal fern
|royal fish
|royal flush
|royalism
|royalist
|royalistic
|royalistical
|royalistically
|royal jelly
|royal kite
|Royal Leamington Spa
|royally
|royal family
|[[Royal Marine]], [[Royal Marines]]
|royal moth
|Royal Oak
|royal penstemon
|royal spoonbill
|royal standard
|royal stars
|royal tennis
|royal train
|royalty
|royal walnut
|royal walnut moth
|royal warrant
|royal we
|royal wedding
|Royal Wootton Bassett
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|real||unit of currency}}
* {{l|en|realm}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|of or relating to a monarch or his family}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|mbretëror}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَلَكِيّ}}, {{t|ar|قَيْصَرِيّ}}
* Aragonese: {{t|an|reyal}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|արքայական}}, {{t+|hy|թագավորական}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|vãsilchescu}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|kral}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|erregeren}}, {{t|eu|errege-}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|карале́ўскі|m}}, {{t|be|ца́рскі}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|রাজকীয়}}, {{t|bn|শাহী}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|кра́лски}}, {{t+|bg|ца́рски}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|reial}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|王室|alt=王室的|tr=wángshì de}}, {{t+|cmn|王|tr=wáng de|alt=王的}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|královský}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|royal}}, {{t|da|kongelig}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|koninklijk}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|reĝa}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|kuninglik}}
* Extremaduran: {{t|ext|rial}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|kongligur}}, {{t|fo|kongaligur}}, {{t|fo|konguligur}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kuninkaallinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|royal}}, {{t+|fr|royale|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მეფის}}, {{t|ka|მეფური}}, {{t|ka|სამეფო}}
* German: {{t+|de|königlich}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βασιλικός}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|βασιλικός}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מַלְכוּתִי|tr=malkhutí}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|शाही|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|királyi}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|konunglegur}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|rejala}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kerajaan}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|ríoga}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|reale}}, {{t+|it|regale}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|王|tr=おうの, ō no|alt=王の}}, {{t+|ja|王室|tr=おうしつの, ōshitsu no|alt=王室の}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|корольдық}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|រាជ}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|왕|alt=왕-의}}, {{t|ko|왕실|alt=왕실-의}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|rēgius}}, {{t|la|rēgālis}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|karalisks}}, {{t|lv|ķēnišķīgs}}
* Leonese: {{t|roa-leo|reyal}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|karališkas}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|кралски}}, {{t|mk|царски}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|diraja}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|രാജകീയ}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|शाही}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|royal}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|rouoya}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|kongelig}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|kongeleg}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|cyne-}}, {{t|ang|cynelīċ}}
* Old French: {{t|fro|roial}}
* Old Occitan: {{t|pro|reial}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|شایگان|tr=šâygân}}, {{t+|fa|شاهانه|tr=šâhâne}}, {{t+|fa|سلطنتی|tr=saltanati}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|królewski}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|real}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|regal|m}}, {{t+|ro|regală|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|короле́вский}}, {{t+|ru|ца́рский}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|राज्य}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|rìoghail}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|кра́љевскӣ}}, {{t|sh|ца̑рскӣ}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|králjevskī}}, {{t+|sh|cȃrskī}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|kráľovský}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|kraljev}}, {{t|sl|knežji}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|real}}, {{t|es|realengo|m}}, {{t+|es|regio|m}}, {{t+|es|monárquico|m}}, {{t+|es|palaciego|m}}, {{t|es|palaciano|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|kunglig}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|шоҳӣ}}, {{t|tg|подшоҳӣ}}, {{t+|tg|шоҳона}}, {{t|tg|султонӣ}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ราช}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kraliyet}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|королі́вський}}, {{t+|uk|ца́рський}} {{qualifier|related to tsars, tsarist}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|شاہی|tr=śahī|f}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|qirol}}, {{t+|uz|podsho}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hoàng gia}}, {{t+|vi|quí tộc}}
* Volapük: {{qualifier|♂♀}} {{t+|vo|regik}}, {{qualifier|♂}} {{t|vo|hiregik}}, {{qualifier|♀}} {{t|vo|jiregik}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|brenhinol}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|קעניגלעך}}
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{{trans-see|having a monarch's air|majestic}}

{{trans-top|nautical: of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|röijeli|alt=röijeli-}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|somewhat|informal|often capitalised}} A royal person; a member of a [[royal family]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2022 September 21|author=Philip Haigh|title=Comment: Her Majesty's final journey|journal=RAIL|issue=966|page=3|text=Andy noted in ''RAIL'' 462: "The '''Royals''' are bound to have a great say in the decoration of the train and it speaks volumes for their regard for it that there are so many portraits of previous Royal Trains and items presented on trips. I sense they're extremely fond of it."}}
# {{lb|en|paper|printing}} A standard size of [[printing]] [[paper]], measuring 25 by 20 [[inch]]es.
# {{lb|en|paper}} A standard size of [[writing paper]], measuring 24 by 19 [[inch]]es.
# {{lb|en|dated}} The [[Australian]] [[decimal]] [[currency]] intended to replace the [[pound]] in 1966; was changed to "{{m|en|dollar}}" before it was actually circulated.
# Any of various [[lycaenid]] butterflies.
# The fourth [[tine]] of an [[antler]]'s [[beam]].
# A [[stag]] with twelve points (six on each antler).
# {{lb|en|nautical|sailing}} In large sailing ships, square sail over the [[topgallant]] sail.
#* {{RQ:Dana Two Years|chapter=[[s:Two Years Before the Mast/Chapter XXXV|Chapter XXXV]]|passage=in ten days after we spoke the Solon, so rapid was his recovery, that, from lying helpless and almost hopeless in his berth, he was at the mast-heId, furling a '''royal'''.}}
# An old English gold coin, the [[rial]].
# {{lb|en|military}} A small [[mortar]].
# {{lb|en|card games}} In [[auction bridge]], a [[royal spade]].
# A [[tuft]] of [[beard]] on the lower lip.
#: {{synonyms|en|imperial}}
# {{lb|en|campanology}} Bell [[changes]] rung on ten bells.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|royal person}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|royal|m|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|reĝulo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kuninkaallinen}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|დიდებული}}, {{t|ka|სამეფო ოჯახის წევრი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Royal|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|standard size of printing paper}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|royal}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|रॉयल|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|standard size of writing paper}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|royal}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|रॉयल|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|intended Australian decimal currency}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|royal}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|रॉयल|n}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|lycaenid butterfly}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|sinisiipinen}}, {{t|fi|sinisiipi}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|fourth tine of an antler's beam}}
* French: {{t+|fr|trochure|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|stag with twelve points (six on each antler)}}
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{{trans-top|nautical: a sail}}
* Extremaduran: {{t|ext|rial}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|röijeli}}, {{t|fi|röijelipurje}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cacatois}}
* German: {{t|de|Royalsegel}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|røyl|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|real}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|бом-бра́мсель|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|real}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|röjel}}, {{t|sv|bovenbramsegel}}, {{t|sv|överbramsegel}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|old English gold coin|rial}}

{{trans-top|military: small mortar}}
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===See also===
{{rel-top|Other semantically related terms}}
* {{l|en|emperor}}
* {{l|en|imperial}}
* {{l|en|king}}
* {{l|en|monarch}}
* {{l|en|prince}}
* {{l|en|princess}}
* {{l|en|queen}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=alory|Aylor|aroyl|orlay}}

{{cln|en|intensifiers|relational adjectives}}
{{C|en|Gossamer-winged butterflies|Monarchy|Paper sizes|Beards}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-royal.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|ro|yal}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|m|g2=f|-s}}

# {{l|en|royal}}

{{C|nl|Monarchy}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|fr|frm|roial}}, from {{inh|fr|fro|roial}}, from earlier {{m|fro|reial}}, {{m|fro|real}}, from very early Old French (c. 880) {{m|fro|regiel}}, from {{inh|fr|la|rēgālis}}, from {{m|la|rēx||king}} + {{m|la|-ālis}}. Equivalent to {{af|fr|roi|-al}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-royal.ogg|a=Paris}}
* {{rhymes|fr|al}}
* {{homophones|fr|royale|royales}}

===Adjective===
{{fr-adj}}

# {{l|en|royal}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|fr
|à l'oiseau royal
|aigle royal
|gelée royale
|manchot royal
|poisson royal
|quinte flush royale
|royalement
|route royale
|Son Altesse royale
|voie royale
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fr|reine}}
* {{l|fr|roi}}
* {{l|fr|royaume}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|be|рая́ль|bor=1}}
* {{desc|bg|роя́л|bor=1}}
* {{desc|lt|rojalis|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ru|роя́ль|bor=1}}
* {{desc|uk|роя́ль|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

{{C|fr|Monarchy}}

==German==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|de|fr|royal}}, from {{der|de|la|regalis}}. Occasionally attested in the 19th century and perhaps earlier. More regular use dates from the latter half of the 20th century, reinforced by {{der|de|en|royal}}; compare {{m|de||die [[Royals]]|t=the British royal family}}. The derivatives {{m|de|Royalist}}, {{m|de|Royalismus}} are older in German.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/rɔˈjaːl/|[ʁɔˈjaːl]|[ʁo-]}}
* {{audio|de|De-royal.ogg}}

===Adjective===
{{de-adj|comp}}

# {{l|en|royal}}
#: {{syn|de|königlich|majestätisch}}

====Declension====
{{de-adecl|comp}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|de|Royalist}}
* {{l|de|Royalismus}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|id|nl|royaal|t=royal}}, from {{der|id|fro|roial}} (Modern {{cog|fr|royal}}), from {{der|id|la|rēgālis}}, from {{m|la|rēx||king}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|[ˈro.jal]}}
* {{hyphenation|id|ro|yal}}

===Adjective===
{{head|id|adjective|head2=|}}

# {{lb|id|figurative}} {{l|en|extravagant}}, {{l|en|lavish}}.

====Derived terms====
{{der4|id|
| beroyal-royal
| keroyalan
| royal-royalan
| teroyal
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Middle English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|enm|roial|roiall|royall|royalle|roialle|roall}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|enm|fro|roial}}, from {{der|enm|la|rēgālis}}. {{doublet|enm|ryal}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈrɔi̯al/}}

===Adjective===
{{enm-adj|royalle|royaller|royallyst}} {{tlb|enm|Late ME}}

# {{l|en|royal}}, of a [[king]],
# [[kinglike]], reminiscent of a king
# [[majestic]], [[appropriate]] for a [[king]], [[kingly]]
# [[opulent]], [[expensive]], [[fine]]
# [[noble]], [[princely]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|enm|royalte}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|royal}}
* {{desc|sco|royal}}

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=roial |pos=adj |id=MED37756 |accessdate=2018-04-10}}

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}} {{tlb|enm|Late ME}}

# A {{l|en|royal}}; a member of royalty.
# A {{l|en|noble}}; a member of nobility.

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|royal}}

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=roial |pos=n |id=MED37755 |accessdate=2018-04-10}}

===Adverb===
{{head|enm|adverb}} {{lb|enm|Late ME}}

# [[wonderfully]]

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=roial |pos=adv  |id=MED37757 |accessdate=2018-04-09}}

{{C|enm|Monarchy|Nobility|People}}

==Middle French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|frm|roial|real}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|frm|fro|roial}}, from {{inh|frm|la|regalis|rēgālem}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|frm|/rwɛˈjal/}}

===Adjective===
{{frm-adj|2=royaulx}}

# {{l|en|royal}} (of or relating to a monarch or their family)

====Descendants====
* {{desc|fr|royal}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|mfbysense}}

# {{l|en|royal}} {{gloss|member of the British royal family}}
# {{lb|es|Chile}} [[baking powder]] {{gloss|dry leavening agent used in baking}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}