roy

Royal.

Adjective

  1. Royal.
    • For in the tenth year, when roy victory / Was won to give the Greeks the spoil of Troy, / Return they did profess, but not enjoy, / Since Pallas they incens'd, and she the waves / By all the winds' power, that blew ope...

Origin

From Middle English roy, roye, borrowed from Old French roi (“king”). Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich.

Noun

  1. A king.

Forms

roys

Related

Fitzroy FitzRoy viceroy