Middle English roial was borrowed from Anglo-French roial or real.
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roial
royal; of a monarch
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French · monarch adjectiveroial
royal
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The monarch adjective crosses into English.
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Royal — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English roial from Anglo-French real or roial
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