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Adjective: royal  roy-ul
  1. Being of the rank of a monarch
    "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
     
  2. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
    "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head";
    - imperial, majestic, purple, regal
     
  3. Invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown
    "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
     
  4. 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"
     
  5. Established, chartered or authorized by royalty
    "the Royal Society"
Noun: royal  roy-ul
  1. A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
     
  2. Stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
    - royal stag
     
  3. A royal person; a member of a royal family

Sounds like: roux, ru, roya

Derived forms: royals

See also: crowned, noble

Type of: canvas, canvass, sail, sheet, stag

Encyclopedia: Royal, Nebraska