Noun | 1. | royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast |
2. | royal - stag with antlers of 12 or more branches Synonyms: royal stag | |
Adj. | 1. | royal - 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. | royal - established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society" | |
3. | royal - being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" | |
4. | royal - 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" | |
5. | royal - invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" |