| Roy |
n. |
A king. |
| Roy |
a. |
Royal. |
| Royal |
n. |
A royal spade. |
| Royal |
a. |
Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. |
| Royal |
a. |
Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. |
| Royal |
a. |
Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. |
| Royal |
n. |
Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n. |
| Royal |
n. |
A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. |
| Royal |
n. |
One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. |
| Royal |
n. |
A small mortar. |
| Royal |
n. |
One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe;
now called the Royal Scots. |
| Royal |
n. |
An old English coin. See Rial. |
| Royal spade |
|
A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9;
usually in pl. |
| Royalet |
n. |
A petty or powerless king. |
| Royalism |
n. |
the principles or conduct of royalists. |
| Royalist |
n. |
An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government. |
| Royalization |
n. |
The act of making loyal to a king. |
| Royalize |
v. t. |
to make royal. |
| Royally |
adv. |
In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king. |
| Royalties |
pl. |
of Royalty |
| Royalty |
n. |
The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty. |
| Royalty |
n. |
The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty. |
| Royalty |
n. |
An emblem of royalty;
usually in the plural, meaning regalia. |
| Royalty |
n. |
Kingliness; spirit of regal authority. |
| Royalty |
n. |
Domain; province; sphere. |
| Royalty |
n. |
That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality. |
| Royalty |
n. |
A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property. |
| Royalty |
n. |
Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it. |
| Royne |
v. t. |
To bite; to gnaw. |
| Roynish |
a. |
Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. |
| Royster |
n. |
Alt. of Roysterer |
| Roysterer |
n. |
same as Roister, Roisterer. |
| Royston crow |
|
See Hooded crow, under Hooded. |
| Roytelet |
n. |
A little king. |
| Roytish |
a. |
Wild; irregular. |
