roial

English

Adjective

roial (comparative more roial, superlative most roial)

  1. Archaic spelling of royal.

Quotations

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Anagrams

Middle English

Adjective

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

Adjective

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

  1. alternative form of royal

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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

  1. royal

Declension

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

Descendants

References

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