Definition of Royal house
1. Noun. Royal persons collectively. "The wedding was attended by royalty"
Generic synonyms: House
Specialized synonyms: Hanover, Hanoverian Line, House Of Hanover, Habsburg, Hapsburg, Hohenzollern, House Of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancastrian Line, Plantagenet, Plantagenet Line, Romanoff, Romanov, Saxe-coburg-gotha, Stuart, House Of York, York
Member holonyms: Highness, King, Male Monarch, Rex, Prince, Princess, Female Monarch, Queen, Queen Regnant, Queen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Royal House
Literary usage of Royal house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1837)
"By the name of the royal house, that line of the collective house of Brunswick ... The members of the royal house are—1, the queen-consort of the king ; 2, ..."
2. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"... having authority from the court, raiseth great war against Antigonus in defence of the royal house. ANTIGONUS having thus gotten into his hands all, ..."
3. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1905)
"If in the research he becomes completely and inThe old royal house, Medford, Mass. Showing a flat Colonial site with deciduous growth. ..."
4. Ancient History by George Rawlinson (1887)
"royal house OF ANTIPATER. Antipater did not himself assume the royal title. He was content to be recognised as regent for Philip Arrhidaeus and the young ..."