royal

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}]
    

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

Royal, AR
  Zip code(s): 71968
Royal, IA (city, FIPS 69105)
  Location: 43.06395 N, 95.28315 W
  Population (1990): 466 (212 housing units)
  Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 51357
Royal, IL (village, FIPS 66157)
  Location: 40.19198 N, 87.97135 W
  Population (1990): 217 (113 housing units)
  Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Royal, NE (village, FIPS 42495)
  Location: 42.33270 N, 98.12502 W
  Population (1990): 81 (46 housing units)
  Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68773
Royal, TN
  Zip code(s): 37160
    

Royal, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    75
   Housing Units (2000): 40
   Land area (2000):     0.143227 sq. miles (0.370956 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.143227 sq. miles (0.370956 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            42495
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             42.333688 N, 98.123833 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68773
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Royal, NE
    Royal
    

Royal, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    279
   Housing Units (2000): 133
   Land area (2000):     0.225019 sq. miles (0.582796 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.225019 sq. miles (0.582796 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            66157
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             40.193408 N, 87.973189 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Royal, IL
    Royal
    

Royal, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    479
   Housing Units (2000): 219
   Land area (2000):     0.293103 sq. miles (0.759132 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.293103 sq. miles (0.759132 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            69105
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.063951 N, 95.284790 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     51357
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Royal, IA
    Royal
    

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      monarchical, nice, nobility, noble, nobleman, noblewoman,
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      twelvemo, untroublesome, useful, valid, venerable, very good,
      virtuous, viscount, viscountess, worthy