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royal
English
Alternative forms
- r. (abbreviation)
- roial, roiall, royall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin r?g?lis, from r?x (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”) and real (“unit of currency”). Cognate with Spanish real.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?????l/
- Rhymes: -???l
Adjective
royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)
- Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
- 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies (page 7)
- On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.
- 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies (page 7)
- Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
- (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
- (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
Synonyms
- (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal, roy (obsolete)
- (having a monarch's air): majestic, regal, stately
- (informal intensifier): major
Derived terms
Related terms
- real (“unit of currency”)
- realm
Translations
Noun
royal (plural royals)
- A royal person; a member of a royal family.
- (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
- (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
- (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
- The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
- A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
- (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
- An old English gold coin, the rial.
- (military) A small mortar.
- (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
- A tuft of beard on the lower lip.
- Synonym: imperial
- (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.
Translations
See also
Anagrams
- Aylor, aroyl, orlay
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ro?yal
Noun
royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])
- royal
French
Etymology
From Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin r?g?lis, from r?x (“king”) + -?lis. Equivalent to roi +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?wa.jal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Homophones: royale, royales
Adjective
royal (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)
- royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)
Derived terms
Related terms
- reine (< r?g?na)
- roi (< r?x)
- royaume
Further reading
- “royal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch royaal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin r?g?lis, from r?x (“king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ro.jal]
- Hyphenation: ro?yal
Adjective
royal
- (figuratively) extravagant, lavish.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “royal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- roial, roiall, royall, royalle, roialle, roall
Etymology
From Old French roial, from Latin r?g?lis. Doublet of ryal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?i?al/
Adjective
royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst) (Late Middle English)
- royal, of a king,
- kinglike, reminiscent of a king
- majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly
- opulent, expensive, fine
- noble, princely
Related terms
- royalte
Descendants
- English: royal
- Scots: royal
References
- “roial, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Noun
royal (Late Middle English)
- A royal; a member of royalty.
- A noble; a member of nobility.
Descendants
- English: royal
References
- “roial, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Adverb
royal (Late Middle English)
- wonderfully
References
- “roial, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Middle French
Etymology
Variant spelling of roial.
Alternative forms
- roial
- real
Adjective
royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)
- royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
royal m or f (plural royales)
- royal (member of the British royal family)
- (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)
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large
English
Etymology
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”). Mostly displaced Middle English stoor, stour (“large, great”) (from Old English st?r) and muchel (“large, great”) (from Old English my?el).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l??d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l??d??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Adjective
large (comparative larger, superlative largest)
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
- (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
- 1711, Henry Felton, Dissertation on Reading the Classics
- I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.
- 1711, Henry Felton, Dissertation on Reading the Classics
- (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
- Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.
- (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
Synonyms
- big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish
- See also Thesaurus:large
Antonyms
- small, tiny, minuscule
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
large (countable and uncountable, plural larges)
- (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
- (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
- Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
- A large serving of something.
- One small coffee and two larges, please.
Derived terms
- at large
Adverb
large
- (nautical) Before the wind.
Further reading
- large in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- large in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Agler, Alger, Elgar, Ragle, ergal, glare, lager, regal
French
Etymology
From Old French large, from Latin largus, larga, largum (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”). The feminine is inherited, but for the masculine, Latin largum (the masculine and neuter accusative) developed into Old French larc, which was discarded.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la??/
- (Paris)
- Homophone: larges
- Hyphenation: large
Adjective
large (plural larges)
- wide, broad
- large
- generous
Derived terms
- de long en large
- en long en large
- large d'esprit
- ratisser large
Related terms
- largesse
Noun
large m (plural larges)
- open sea
- width
Synonyms
- (open sea): haute mer
- (width): largeur
Derived terms
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: laj
- Haitian Creole: laj
- Karipúna Creole French: laj
- Louisiana Creole French: laj, larj
Anagrams
- Alger, grêla, régal, régla
Further reading
- “large” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
larg? (comparative largius, superlative largissim?)
- munificently, generously, liberally.
- abundantly, copiously.
- to a great extent.
Etymology 2
Adjective
large
- vocative masculine singular of largus
References
- large in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- large in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norman
Etymology
From Old French large, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”).
Adjective
large m or f
- (Jersey) wide
Derived terms
Noun
large m (plural larges)
- (Jersey, nautical) open sea, deep sea
- Synonym: plieine mé
Old French
Alternative forms
- larc (Roman de Renard, "wide")
Etymology
From Latin largus, larga.
Adjective
large m (oblique and nominative feminine singular large)
- generous
- large; big
- wide (when used to differentiate between height, width and length)
Descendants
- ? Middle English: large
- English: large
- Middle French: large
- French: large
- Antillean Creole: laj
- Haitian Creole: laj
- Karipúna Creole French: laj
- Louisiana Creole French: laj, larj
- French: large
- Norman: large (Guernsey, Jersey)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (large, supplement)
- large on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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