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royal

Dictionary definition · royal

noun

  1. a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
  2. stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

adjective

  1. of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch"the royal party"
  2. established or chartered or authorized by royalty"the Royal Society"
  3. being of the rank of a monarch"of royal ancestry"
  4. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler"golden age of imperial splendor"
  5. invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown"the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).