English

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Adjective

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roial (comparative more roial, superlative most roial)

  1. Archaic spelling of royal.

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Middle English

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Adjective

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roial

  1. Alternative form of royal
    • Late 14th century: This Cambyuskan, of which I have yow toold, / In roial vestiment sit on his deys — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squire's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Middle French

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Adjective

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roial m (feminine singular roiale, masculine plural roials, feminine plural roiales)

  1. Alternative form of royal

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin rēgālem. The original ending -el was progressively substituted by the more Latinate -al. Doublet of regal, which was entirely borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

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  • (archaic) IPA(key): /rei̯ˈjeːl/, /ri-/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /roi̯ˈjal/, /-ˈjeːl/, /ri-/
  • (late) IPA(key): /ro̯ɛˈjal/, /-ˈjel/, /ri-/

Adjective

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roial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular roial or roiale)

  1. royal

Declension

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Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject roials roial roial
oblique roial roial roial
plural subject roial roiauss roial
oblique roials roiauss roial
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