what does the Royal mean?
2007-03-20 09:23:21 · 2 answers · asked by 395934fghgf 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In the 1740's Spanish authorities set up a trading firm, the Royal Havana Company, to promote trade and scare off English merchants. The Company did not offer local farmers a price competitive to English merchants in the Carolinas so the project never materialized.
2007-03-20 09:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by mark my words 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 1roy·al
Pronunciation: 'roi(-&)l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English roial, from Anglo-French real, roial, from Latin regalis, from reg-, rex king; akin to Old Irish rI (genitive rIg) king, Sanskrit rAjan, Latin regere to rule -- more at RIGHT
1 a : of kingly ancestry
2 a : suitable for royalty : MAGNIFICENT b : requiring no exertion : EASY
3 a : of superior size, magnitude, or quality -- often used as an intensive b : established or chartered by the crown
4 : of, relating to, or being a part (as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant
- roy·al·ly /'roi-&-lE/ adverb
2007-03-23 12:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by carly071 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋