royal, -e (roa-yal), adj., royal, regal, kingly, kinglike.

royale (roa-yal), n.f., tuft of beard just below the underlip, chin-tuft.

royalement (roa-yal-mān), adv., royally, regally, in a kingly manner.

royalisme (roa-ya-), n.m., royalism.

royaliste (roa-ya-), n.m.f. and adj., royalist.

royaume (roa-yôm), n.m., kingdom, realm.

royauté (roa-yô-), n.f., royalty. Abdiquer la —; to abdicate the throne. Les marques de la —; the regalia.

r.p., initial letters of Révérend Père; reverend father.

rr., abbreviation of Royales, royal.

ru, n.m., channel or bed (of a small stream).