Royal meaning

What does “royal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“royal” is a noun and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast.

royal

noun

  1. a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

  2. stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

    Synonymsroyal stag

adjective

  1. of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

    “the royal party”

    “the royal crest”

  2. established or chartered or authorized by royalty

    “the Royal Society”

  3. being of the rank of a monarch

    “of royal ancestry”

    “princes of the blood royal”

  4. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

    “golden age of imperial splendor”

    “purple tyrant”

  5. invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown

    “the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University