Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - royal
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Royal
royal
(royals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Royal is used to indicate that something is connected with a king, queen, or emperor, or their family. A royal person is a king, queen, or emperor, or a member of their family. ...an invitation to a royal garden party. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Royal is used in the names of institutions or organizations that are officially appointed or supported by a member of a royal family. ...the Royal Academy of Music. ADJ: ADJ n 3. Members of the royal family are sometimes referred to as royals. (INFORMAL) The royals have always been patrons of charities pulling in large donations. N-COUNT: usu pl
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English roial, from Anglo-French real, roial, from Latin regalis, from reg-, rex king; akin to Old Irish ri (genitive rig) king, Sanskrit rajan, Latin regere to rule — more at right Date: 14th century 1. a. of kingly ancestry the ~ family b. of, relating to, or subject to the crown the ~ estates c. being in the crown's service Royal Air Force 2. a. suitable for ~ty ; magnificent b. requiring no exertion ; easy there is no ~ road to logic — Justus Buchler 3. a. of superior size, magnitude, or quality a patronage of ~ dimensions — J. H. Plumb — often used as an intensive a ~ pain b. established or chartered by the crown 4. of, relating to, or being a part (as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant • ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a person of ~ blood 2. a small sail on the ~ mast immediately above the topgallant sail 3. a stag of 8 years or more having antlers with at least 12 points ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or suited to or worthy of a king or queen. 2 in the service or under the patronage of a king or queen. 3 belonging to the king or queen (the royal hands; the royal anger). 4 of the family of a king or queen. 5 kingly, majestic, stately, splendid. 6 on a great scale, of exceptional size or quality, first-rate (gave us royal entertainment; in royal spirits; had a royal time). --n. 1 colloq. a member of the royal family. 2 a royal sail or mast. 3 a royal stag. 4 a size of paper, about 620 x 500 mm (25 x 20 in.). 5 (the Royals) the Royal Marines. Phrases and idioms Royal Air Force the British air force. royal assent see ASSENT. royal blue Brit. a deep vivid blue. Royal British Legion a national association of ex-members of the armed forces, founded in 1921. royal burgh hist. (in Scotland) a burgh holding a charter from the Crown. Royal Commission see COMMISSION. royal duke see DUKE. Royal Engineers the engineering branch of the British army. royal family the family to which a sovereign belongs. royal fern a fern, Osmunda regalis, with huge spreading fronds. royal flush see FLUSH(3). royal icing a hard white icing made from icing sugar and egg-whites. Royal Institution a British society founded in 1799 for the diffusion of scientific knowledge. royal jelly a substance secreted by honey-bee workers and fed by them to future queen bees. Royal Marine a British marine (see MARINE n. 2). royal mast a mast above a topgallant mast. Royal Navy the British navy. royal oak a sprig of oak worn on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of Charles II (1660), who hid in an oak after the battle of Worcester (1651). royal plural the first person plural 'we' used by a single person. royal road to way of attaining without trouble. royal sail a sail above a topgallant sail. Royal Society (in full Royal Society of London) a society founded in 1662 to promote scientific discussion. royal stag a stag with a head of 12 or more points. royal standard a banner bearing royal heraldic arms. royal tennis real tennis. Royal...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. член королевской семьи 2. благородный олень (не моложе шести лет) 3. мор. бом-брамсель 4. формат печатной бумаги (20 д. х 25 д.) 5. формат писчей бумаги (19 д. х 14 д.) 6. королевский, царский the royal family, the royal blood —- королевская семья R. Highness —- королевское высочество R. Duke —- королевский герцог, член королевского семейства R. Standard —- королевский штандарт royal power —- королевская власть, власть короля royal yacht —- королевская яхта 7. находящийся под покровительством английского короля; королевский (в названиях) R. Horse Guards —- Королевский конногвардейский полк R. Academy of Arts —- Королевская академия искусств R. Botanic Gardens —- Королевский ботанический сад 8. великобританский R. Air Force —- ВВС Великобритании R. Navy —- ВМС Великобритании R. Marines —- морская пехота 9. царственный, величественный his bearing is royal —- у него величественная осанка there is something royal in his bearing —- в его осанке есть что-то царственное 10. разг. великолепный, роскошный royal welcome —- великолепный прием royal view —- прекрасный вид to be in royal spirits —- быть в ударе to have a royal time —- великолепно провести время 11. колоссальный; внушительный; огромный of royal dimensions —- колоссальных размеров Id: royal road (to smth.) —- самый легкий путь к...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) королевский; царский; Royal Society - Королевское (научное) общество; Royal Standard - королевский штандарт 2) британский (о флоте, войсках, авиации и т.п.) 3) царственный, величественный 4) coll. великолепный, роскошный - royal blue - Royal Exchange - royal mast - royal road 2. noun 1) (the Royals) pl.; collect.; obs. первый пехотный полк 2) coll. член королевской семьи 3) большой формат бумаги (тж. royal paper) 4) = royal stag 5) = royal mast [см. royal 1. ] ROYAL blue чистый, яркий оттенок синего цвета ROYAL demesne земельная собственность королевской семьи ROYAL Exchange здание лондонской биржи ROYAL Highness noun королевское высочество ROYAL mast naut. бом-брам-стеньга ROYAL road самый легкий путь (к достижению чего-л.) ROYAL stag благородный олень (не моложе шести лет) ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj only before noun 1 connected with or belonging to a king or queen (the royal chapel at Versailles) (- compare regal) 2 very impressive, as if done for a king or queen (a royal welcome) (- see also right royal right1 (7)) 3 informal used to emphasize how bad something or someone is (She's a royal pain in the neck!) 4 the royal `we' BrE the use of the word `we' instead of `I', by the Queen or King - royally adv ~2 n informal a member of a royal family ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. roial, from L. regalis, from regis (gen.) "king." Battle royal (1672) preserves the Fr. custom of putting the adj. after the noun (cf. attorney general); the sense of the adj. here is "on a grand scale." As a modifier meaning "thorough, total" royal is attested in Eng. from 1940s. Royalist first recorded 1643. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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