Realm vs Royal - What's the difference?
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An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.
* 1907 , Tada Kanai, translated by Arthur Lloyd, Seven Buddhist Sermons , ""
* 2006 , Christian Neef, "
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The domain of a certain abstraction.
* 1922 , Judson Eber Conant,The Church The Schools and Evolution , "",
(formal, or, legal) A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, and particularly those territories ruled by a king.
* 1874 , ,
* 1913 , Leslie Alexander Toke, Catholic Encyclopedia , "",
Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
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Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
(nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
(boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
(informal) (Used as an intensifier).
A royal person; a member of a royal family.
(paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
(dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
(nautical) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
An old English gold coin, the rial.
(military) A small mortar.
As nouns the difference between realm and royal
is that realm is an abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined while royal is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.As a proper noun royal is
.As an adjective royal is
(used in terms of address or reference to members of a royal family).realm
English
Noun
(en noun)- Why should we despise anything in the realm of Buddha?
Diary of a Collapsing Superpower", Spiegel Magazine , November 22,
- At home in Moscow, Mikhail Sergeyevitch Gorbachev, who had launched a campaign to rejuvenate the Soviet realm
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- One thing more which the scientific man does is to accord primacy to that realm of truth which is primary in importance.
- And, of this island realm , he and his companion were the undisputed sovereigns.
- Then seeing his life was threatened he fled the realm and crossed over to Flanders,
Synonyms
* (A territory or state) country, land, kingdom * (A sphere of activity or influence) field, provinceDerived terms
* abstract realm * Commonwealth realm * custom of the realm * Eastern Realm * experience realm * floristic realm * Ice Realm * in the realm of shades * Northern Realm * realm of banking * realm of fantasy * realm of the dead * realm of possibility * Snow Realm * Southern Realm * Western RealmAnagrams
*royal
English
Alternative forms
* roial (obsolete), roiall (obsolete), royall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
- How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?
- royal''' mast; '''royal sail
- a royal pain in the neck