of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal
2. (prenominal; often capital)
established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty
the Royal Society of St George
3.
being a member of a royal family
4.
above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc
5. informal
unusually good or impressive; first-rate
6. nautical
just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast)
noun
7. (sometimes capital) informal
a member of a royal family
8. Also called: royal stag
a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches
9. nautical
a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast
10.
a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches
11. Also called: small royal mainly British
a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches
12.
any of various book sizes, esp 61⁄4 by 10 inches (royal octavo), 63⁄4 by 101⁄4 inches (super royal octavo), and (chiefly Brit) 10 by 121⁄2 inches (royal quarto) and 101⁄4 by 131⁄2 inches (super royal quarto)
Derived forms
royally (ˈroyally)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, fit for a king, from rēx king; compare regal1