n. 王室, 皇族

a. 王室的, 皇家的, 盛大的, 庄严的

[法] 王的, 王室的, 英国的

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.

2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.

How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.

3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
Society.

{Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.

{Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)

{Royal eagle}. (Zo["o]l.) 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} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern
({Sterna maxima}).

{Royal tiger}. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
illustrious; noble; magnanimous.


Royal \Roy"al\, n.
1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under
{paper}, n.

2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant
sail. --Totten.

3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the upper or distal branches of an
antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a
stag.

4. (Gun.) A small mortar.

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.

6. An old English coin. See {Rial}.

7. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]