Royal vs Regent - What's the difference?
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Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
*
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.
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
*1999 , (Philipp Blom), translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City , Vintage 2001, p. 139:
*:This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
Ruling; governing; regnant.
* Sir M. Hale
Exercising vicarious authority.
Regent is a coordinate term of royal.
As adjectives the difference between royal and regent
is that royal is of or relating to a monarch or their family while regent is ruling; governing; regnant.As nouns the difference between royal and regent
is that royal is a royal person; a member of a royal family while regent is {{cx|now|_|rare|lang=en}} A ruler.As proper nouns the difference between royal and regent
is that royal is {{surname|from=Old English} while Regent is a city in North Dakota.royal
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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
Synonyms
* (of a monarch) kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal * (sense, having a monarch's air) majestic, stately, regal * (informal intensifier) majorDerived terms
* give the royal treatment * rhyme royal * Royal * royal albatross * royal family * royal flush * royalist * royal jelly * royal kite * royally * royal moth * royal spoonbill * royal walnut * royal walnut moth * royal tennis * royalty * royal we * royal weddingNoun
(en noun)See also
(Other semantically related terms) * emperor * imperial * king * monarch * prince * princess * queenAnagrams
* English intensifiers ----regent
English
(wikipedia regent)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Some other active regent principle which we call the soul.
- (Milton)