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1roy·al Listen to audio/ˈrojəl/ adjective
always used before a noun
1 : of or relating to a king or queen
the royal family/household/palace He comes from royal blood. [=he is in some way related to a king or queen]
2 Royalused in names of organizations that are supported by or that serve a king or queen the Royal Army the Royal College of Art the Royal National Theatre
3 : suitable for a king or queen : elaborate or impressive
They received a royal welcome as they stepped off the plane. The hotel gave us the royal treatment. [=they treated us like very important people]
4 chiefly US, informalused to make a statement more forceful My little brother is a royal pain in the neck.
the royal “we”
: the word we used by a king or queen instead of I
When Queen Victoria said, We are not amused, she was using the royal we.

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