The difference between Regal and Royal

When used as nouns, regal means a small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. the regal was common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, whereas royal means a royal person.

When used as adjectives, regal means of or having to do with royalty, whereas royal means of or relating to a monarch or their family.

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  1. Regal as an adjective:

    Of or having to do with royalty.

    Examples:

    "'regal authority; the regal title"

  2. Regal as an adjective:

    Befitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress.

  1. Regal as a noun (musical instruments):

    A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; today it has been revived for the performance of music from those times.

  2. Regal as a noun:

    An organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these stops took a multitude of forms. Today only one survives that is of universal currency, the so-called Vox Humana.

  1. Royal as an adjective:

    Of or relating to a monarch or their family.

  2. Royal as an adjective:

    Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.

  3. Royal as an adjective (nautical):

    In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

    Examples:

    "royal mast;  royal sail"

  4. Royal as an adjective (boxing, military):

    Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.

  5. Royal as an adjective (informal):

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    Examples:

    "a royal pain in the neck"

  1. Royal as a noun:

    A royal person; a member of a royal family.

  2. Royal as a noun (paper, printing):

    A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.

  3. Royal as a noun (dated):

    The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "" before it was actually circulated.

  4. Royal as a noun:

    The fourth tine of an antler's beam.

  5. Royal as a noun:

    A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).

  6. Royal as a noun (nautical, sailing):

    In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

  7. Royal as a noun:

    An old English gold coin, the rial.

  8. Royal as a noun (military):

    A small mortar.

  9. Royal as a noun (card games):

    In auction bridge, a royal spade.

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