Category:Royal

Roy"al, a. Etym: [oe. roial, riall, real, of. roial. reial, f. royal, Fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See rich, and cf. regal, real a Coin, rial.]

1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a King or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; The royal family; royal state.

2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. How doth that royal merchant, good antonio shak.

3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the Sovereign; as, the royal academy of arts; the royal society. Battle Royal. See under battle. -- royal bay (bot.), the classic laurel (laurus nobilis.) -- royal Eagle. (zoöl.) See golden eagle, under golden. -- royal fern (bot.), the handsome fern osmunda regalis. See osmund. -- royal mast (naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and Usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and Royal sail are attached to the royal mast. -- royal metal, an old name for gold. -- royal palm (bot.), a magnificent west indian palm tree (oreodoxa Regia), lately discovered also in florida. -- royal pheasant. See curassow. -- royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. -- royal tern (zoöl.), a large, crested american tern (sterna Maxima). -- royal tiger. (zoöl.) See tiger. -- royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a King, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively Practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil.

Syn. -- kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; Majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous.

Royal Roy"al, n.

1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, N.

2. (naut.)

Defn: a small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. Totten.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third And fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.

4. (gun.)

Defn: a small mortar.

5. (mil.)

Defn: one of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the royals, and supposed to be the Oldest regular corps in europe; -- now called the royal scots.

6. An old english coin. See rial.