| Royal | n. 1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Gun.) A small mortar. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Mil.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. An old English coin. See Rial. [ 1913 Webster ] 7. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Royal | a. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. [ 1913 Webster ] How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. [ 1913 Webster ]
Battle royal. See under Battle. --
Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.) --
Royal eagle. (Zool.) 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 (Zool.), a large, crested American tern (Sterna maxima). --
Royal tiger. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. [ 1913 Webster ] |
