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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Royal \Roy"al\, 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Royal \Roy"al\, 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.] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: royal adj 1: of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit" 2: established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society" 3: being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" 4: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {imperial}, {majestic}, {purple}, {regal}, {royal}] 5: invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" n 1: a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast 2: stag with antlers of 12 or more branches [syn: {royal}, {royal stag}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: royal /ʀwajal/ regal; royal