royal
Definitions
General English
- adjective relating to a king or queen
- noun a size of paper, especially a British size of writing paper 483 x 610 mm/19 x 24 in. or a size of printing paper 508 x 635 mm/20 x 25 in
Military
- adjective in the service of a king or queen
Politics
- noun a member of a royal family
Origin & History of “royal”
Royal and
regal are ultimately the
same word.
both go
back to the Latin adjective
rēgālis, a derivative of
rēx ‘king’. But whereas
regal was probably borrowed
direct from Latin,
royal was acquired via Old French,
where rēgālis became
roial.
