royal

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
  2. noun stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
  3. adjective of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

Etymology

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. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

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