Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family. · Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence. · In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails. · Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
A royal person; a member of a royal family. · A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches. · A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches. · The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.
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- Root classification mention*h₃reǵ-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionroyalenm
- Derivation mentionroialfro
- Derivation mentionrēgālisla
- Doublet mentionregalen · befitting a king
- Doublet mentionrealen · unit of currency
- Doublet mentionariaryen
- Doublet mentionriyalen
- Cognate mentionreales
- Cognate mentionrealeit
- Cognate mentionreialca
- Non-cognate comparisoncynelīċang
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