ROYAL
What does "ROYAL" mean?
Belonging to, befitting, or characteristic of a king or queen.
Meanings
- Relating to or having the status of a monarch or a monarch's family. The royal carriage rolled past the cheering crowd.
- Splendid, magnificent, or of superior quality. They gave the returning hero a royal welcome. figurative
- Complete or thorough, used to intensify (often something unpleasant). Missing that flight was a royal pain. informal
- A member of a royal family. Several royals attended the charity gala. informal
Word origin
From Old French 'roial' (from Latin 'regalis', 'of a king', from 'rex, regis', 'king'), entering English in the 14th century.
Remember it
ROYAL hides 'roy'-French and Spanish 'roi'/'rey' both mean king, the very person the word describes.
A little poem
The crown weighs more than gold can say-
it bows the neck it sits on, every day.
couplet
What it teaches
A crown magnifies whoever wears it-grace becomes legend, and folly becomes scandal.
Quick facts
What does ROYAL mean?
Belonging to, befitting, or characteristic of a king or queen.
Is ROYAL a valid word?
Yes — ROYAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ROYAL?
ROYAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ROYAL come from?
From Old French 'roial' (from Latin 'regalis', 'of a king', from 'rex, regis', 'king'), entering English in the 14th century.
What can ROYAL teach us?
A crown magnifies whoever wears it-grace becomes legend, and folly becomes scandal.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.