royalte
Middle English
/ˌrɔi̯alˈteː/
noun
Definitions
- The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
- Grandeur, lavishness, or splendor befitting a monarch.
- (rare) Power similar to or equal to that of a monarch.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French roialté derived from Latin *rēgālitātem affix from Middle English royal.
Origin
Middle English
royal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- royal English
- *rēgālitās Latin
- *rēgālitātem Latin
- royal Middle English
- royaltee Middle English
- roial Old French
- roialté Old French