1
a
: of kingly ancestry
the royal family
b
: of, relating to, or subject to the crown
the royal estates
c
: being in the crown's service
Royal Air Force
2
a
: suitable for royalty : magnificent
b
: requiring no exertion : easy
there is no royal road to logic—
Justus Buchler
Justus Buchler3
a
: of superior size, magnitude, or quality
a patronage of royal dimensions—J. H. Plumb
—often used as an intensiveJ. H. Plumba royal pain
b
: established or chartered by the crown
4
: of, relating to, or being a part (such as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant
1
: a person of royal blood
2
: a small sail on the royal mast immediately above the topgallant sail
3
: a stag of 8 years or more having antlers with at least 12 points
Examples of royal in a Sentence
Adjective
They received a royal welcome as they stepped off the plane.
the school superintendent received a royal welcome
Noun
magazine stories about the private lives of royals
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
After Prince Harry and Meghan, 43, stepped back from their royal duties in 2020, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) stripped Harry's automatic right to U.K. police security.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Archie was born in May 2019 and Lilibet was born two years later, after the couple stepped down as working royals.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The pieces commissioned by the British royal family are relatively modest, with fewer (but still rare) gemstones.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
After Prince Harry and Meghan, 43, stepped back from their royal duties in 2020, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) stripped Harry's automatic right to U.K. police security.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
After leaving his role as a working royal, Harry retreated to his mom Diana and wife Meghan's beloved California, where the latter was born and raised.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Archie was born in May 2019 and Lilibet was born two years later, after the couple stepped down as working royals.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royal. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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