## Meanings
1. Belonging to or connected with a king, queen, or their family.
2. Having the rank of a king or queen.
3. Grand or splendid, like something fit for a monarch.
4. Used to make a complaint stronger; complete or utter.

## Examples
- The royal family appeared on the palace balcony.
- She is of royal descent.
- They gave us a royal welcome when we arrived.
- That meeting was a royal waste of time.

## Synonyms
- major

## Derived Forms
- antiroyal
- battle-royal
- half-royal
- imperial-royal
- non-royal
- nonroyal
- royalet
- royalise
- royalism
- royalist
- royalistic
- royalistical

## Related Forms
- real
- realm

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: royal
- Root: roial
- Root: rēgālis

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Royal comes 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. Modern senses include belonging to or connected with a king, queen, or their family. and having the rank of a king or queen.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiroyal, battle-royal, half-royal, imperial-royal, non-royal, and nonroyal and related forms such as real and realm.

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- Family & Relationships

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