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   roy·al

   /ˈroi(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family: "contributors included members of the royal family"
   • ▪ belonging to, carried out, or exercised by a king or queen: "the royal palace" Similar regalkinglyqueenlykinglikequeenlikeprincelysovereignmonarchical
   • ▪ in the service or under the patronage of a king or queen: "a royal maid"
   • ▪ of a quality or size suitable for a king or queen; splendid: "a royal fortune" Similar excellentfinemarvelousmagnificentsplendidsuperbwonderfulfirst-ratefirst-classinformal:fantasticterrificgreattremendousgrand
   • ▪ unmitigated; extreme: "he might turn out to be a royal pain" Similar completeuttertotalrealabsolutethoroughveritableinformal:flamingdamndamnedblastedblessedconfoundedproperrightflippingblinkingbloomingbloodybleedingeffingchuffingplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddyvulgar slang:fuckingfrigging

   noun

   • 1. a member of a royal family, especially in England: informal "the royals are coming under the TV microscope"
   • 2. short for royal sail or royal mast
   • 3. a paper size, now standardized at 636 × 480 mm.
   • ▪ a book size, now standardized at 234 × 156 mm.
   • ▪ a book size, now standardized at 312 × 237 mm.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French roial, from Latin regalis ‘regal’.

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