1. (

• royal

) a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast ;

2. (

• royal ,
• royal_stag

) stag with antlers of 12 or more branches ;

1. (

• royal

) of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit" ;

2. (

• royal ,

) established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society" ;

3. (

• royal

) being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" ;

4. (

• imperial ,
• majestic ,
• purple ,
• regal ,
• royal ,

) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" ;

5. (

• royal

) invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" ;