ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl məˈdʒɛstɪk ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl ˈpɝpəl ˈɹɔɪəl ˈɹɔɪəl invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler golden age of imperial splendor purple tyrant regal attire treated with royal acclaim the royal carriage of a stag's head being of the rank of a monarch of royal ancestry princes of the blood royal stag with antlers of 12 or more branches of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch the royal party the royal crest by royal decree a royal visit established or chartered or authorized by royalty the Royal Society a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast