royal

royal
roy|al1 [ `rɔıəl ] adjective ***
1. ) usually before noun relating to a king or queen or the members of their family:
the royal palace
a royal wedding
a ) used in the names of organizations and institutions that were established by a king, queen, or other royal person:
the Royal Horticultural Society
2. ) only before noun extremely good or impressive:
a royal welcome
3. ) INFORMAL used for emphasizing that someone or something is extremely bad:
She was a royal pain.
royal
roy|al 2 [ `rɔıəl ] noun count often plural MAINLY JOURNALISM
a member of a royal family

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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