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- adjective Not
royal ; not related to or of thenature of aking orqueen .
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Examples
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The leader of the group is a dude covered in yellow feathers and he's the King of Junkanoo, which means he's about as royal as I am, which makes some of the chefs wish they could rethink their high-end dishes and make them, um, more non-royal.
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Possibly his non-royal uncle, Viscount Althorp's company will prove more congenial to a family such as Kate Middleton's, whose fortunes – as the doors-to-manual joke at least concedes – are all their own work?
Look what you're marrying into, Kate | Catherine Bennett 2011
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Especially in the Edwardian period, American plutocrats sent their daughters to Britain, armed with large injections of dollars, in exchange for which the girls acquired even the grandest of non-royal titles.
Peerless Titles Paul Levy 2011
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Her acquaintances include Riza, a werewolf, and Reiri, a non-royal vampire.
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But Kate is a non-royal who managed to bust into the royal class, and this makes her both regal and relatable.
'Kate-alikes': Would-be princesses find a new muse in Kate Middleton 2011
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In other words, a European monarch was related to many other monarchs and appreciated that he had much more in common with his royal peers in other countries than he did with his own non-royal countrymen.
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Even those of non-royal birth came to dream of an afterlife in which they would lead an idealised version of their mortal existence.
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson; Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley; and Egyptian Dawn by Robert Temple Tom Holland 2010
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In 1669 Louis XIV, who understood very well the association between pointy things and stabbings, ordered all non-royal knife points to be ground down.
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In 1669 Louis XIV, who understood very well the association between pointy things and stabbings, ordered all non-royal knife points to be ground down.
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A guide to the most influential, non-royal officials in the United Arab Emirates.
Who's Who Zawya Dow Jones reporters 2010
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