ryal
See also: Ryal
English
Noun
ryal (plural ryals)
- Alternative form of rial
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ryal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Lary, Lyra, RYLA, Rayl, aryl, lyar, lyra, yarl
Middle English
Alternative forms
- real, rial, reall, riol, ryol, riel
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman reial, from Latin rēgālis. Doublet of royal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriːal/, /ˈrɛːal/
Adjective
ryal (plural and weak singular ryalle, comparative ryallere, superlative ryaleste)
- (Late Middle English) royal, kingly, of a king
- (Late Middle English) majestic, befitting a king, worthy
- (Late Middle English) amazing, effective, fine
- (Late Middle English) noble, good, honourable
Descendants
- English: rial, ryal
- Scots: rial, ryal
References
- “rēal (adj.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Noun
ryal (plural ryalles)
- (Late Middle English) A royal, noble, member of royalty or nobility.
- (Late Middle English) ryal/royal (coin), or a similar coin
- (Late Middle English, hunting) The second protrusion coming from a deer's antler.
Descendants
- English: rial, ryal
- Scots: rial, ryal
References
- “rēal (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Adverb
ryal
- (Late Middle English) royally, totally
References
- “rēal (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.