adj. 1 queenly, kingly, queenlike, kinglike, regal, imperial, sovereign, princely, majestic The Royal Family usually spend their summer holidays at Balmoral The establishment proudly boasts royal patronage. 2 grand, splendid, stately, impressive, august, imposing, superior, superb, magnificent, majestic She arrived at the ball in a royal coach drawn by six white horses
n. 3 king, queen, prince, princess, duke, earl, duchess, viscount, viscountess, baron, baroness, noble, nobleman, noblewoman, peer Her greatest ambition is to meet a royal in the flesh 4 royals. royalty, nobility, nobles, peerage He writes the daily column reporting on the activities of the royals