royal fish

noun

Any fish that, when taken, immediately becomes the personal property of the monarch by royal prerogative, as in the United Kingdom and formerly the Kingdom of France.

“Whales and sturgeons are royal fish.”

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Meanings

nounroyal fish (plural royal fishes or royal fish)

plural royal fishes

  1. lawAny fish that, when taken, immediately becomes the personal property of the monarch by royal prerogative, as in the United Kingdom and formerly the Kingdom of France.

    Whales and sturgeons are royal fish.

    1 more example

    In the 1681 ordinance on maritime commerce (book V, title 7), dolphin, sturgeon, salmon, and trout are called royal fishes.

    2015, The Origins of Corporations: The Mills of Toulouse in the Middle Ages, page 343

Translations

French poisson royal
  • poisson royalTranslations
German königlicher Fisch
  • königlicher FischTranslations
Hungarian királyi halak
  • királyi halakTranslations
Italian pesce reale
  • pesce realeTranslations
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APA

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MLA

“royal fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royal%20fish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “royal fish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royal%20fish.

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