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.-noble; generous; magnificent; princely.-under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the royal academy of arts; the royal society.-printing and writing papers of particular sizes. see under paper, n.-a small sail immediately above the topgallant sail.-one of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.-a small mortar.-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.-an old english coin. see rial.