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roy·al / ˈroiəl/ • adj. having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family: contributors included members of the royal family. ∎ belonging to or carried out or exercised by a king or queen: the royal palace the coalition obtained royal approval for the appointment. ∎ 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. ∎ inf. unmitigated; extreme: he might turn out to be a royal pain. • n. 1. inf. a member of a royal family, esp. in England. 2. short for royal sail or royal mast. 3. (in full metric royal) a paper size, now standardized at 636 × 480 mm. ∎ (in full royal octavo) a book size, now standardized at 234 × 156 mm. ∎ (in full royal quarto) a book size, now standardized at 312 × 237 mm. PHRASES: royal road to a way of attaining or reaching something without trouble: there is no royal road to teaching.DERIVATIVES: roy·al·ly adv. |
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"royal." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "royal." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-royal.html "royal." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-royal.html |
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royal, the square sail set immediately above the topgallant sail in square-rigged ships. It is usually set on an extended topgallant mast although sometimes on a separate fidded royal mast. This spar was usually fidded on the forward side of the topgallant mast but was occasionally fidded on the aft side. It was originally known as the topgallant royal.
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"royal." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "royal." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-royal.html "royal." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-royal.html |
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royal XIV. — OF. roial (mod. royal):- L. rēgālis REGAL.
Hence royalist XVII. So royalty XIV. — OF. roialte (mod. royauté). |
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T. F. HOAD. "royal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "royal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-royal.html T. F. HOAD. "royal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-royal.html |
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royal •denial, dial, espial, Lyall, mistrial, myall, Niall, phial, trial, vial, viol
•sundial
•knawel, withdrawal
•avowal, Baden-Powell, bowel, disembowel, dowel, Howell, Powell, rowel, towel, trowel, vowel
•semivowel
•bestowal, koel, Lowell, Noel
•loyal, royal, viceroyal
•accrual, construal, crewel, cruel, dual, duel, fuel, gruel, jewel, newel, renewal, reviewal
•eschewal
•artefactual (US artifactual), contractual, factual, tactual
•perpetual
•aspectual, effectual, intellectual
•conceptual, perceptual
•contextual, textual
•habitual, ritual
•conflictual • instinctual • spiritual
•mutual • punctual • virtual • casual
•audio-visual, televisual, visual
•usual • gradual • individual
•menstrual • actual
•asexual, bisexual, heterosexual, homosexual, psychosexual, sexual, transsexual, unisexual
•accentual, conventual, eventual
•Samuel
•annual, biannual, Emanuel, Emmanuel, manual
•Lemuel
•consensual, sensual
•continual
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"royal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "royal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-royal.html "royal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-royal.html |
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