royal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Belonging to or connected with a king, queen, or their family.

   The royal family appeared on the palace balcony.

2. 2
   adj

   Having the rank of a king or queen.

   She is of royal descent.

3. 3
   adj

   Grand or splendid, like something fit for a monarch.

   They gave us a royal welcome when we arrived.

4. 4
   adj

   Used to make a complaint stronger; complete or utter.

   That meeting was a royal waste of time.

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

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