adjective, noun
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 connected with or belonging to the king or queen of a country:
the royal family * the royal household * by royal appointment (= a sign used by companies that supply goods to the royal family)
compareREGAL
2 (abbreviation R) used in the names of organizations that serve or are supported by a king or queen:
the Royal Navy * the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
3 impressive; suitable for a king or queen:
We were given a royal welcome.
IDIOMS
the royal 'we' the use of 'we' to mean 'I', used traditionally by a king or queen
noun [usuallypl.] (informal) a member of a royal family:
The Queen will be joined by other royals at this evening's performance.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for royal is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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