royalme

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noun

A kingdom, a realm.

OriginMiddle English roialme ← Anglo-Norman roialme ← Middle French roiaume →
First used 14th–17th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounroyalme (plural royalmes)

plural royalmes · alternative royame

  1. obsoleteA kingdom, a realm.First known use 14th–17th c.

    I have had myn erthly joye; and yf I had founden you now so dysposed, I had caste me to have had you into myn owne royame [...].

    1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XXI

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchroiaume
  2. Anglo-Normanroialme
  3. Middle Englishroialme
  4. Englishroyalme

From Middle English roialme, from Anglo-Norman roialme, royaume, Middle French roiaume, roielme et al., probably an alteration of reialme (“realm”) after roial (“royal”).

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APA

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“royalme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royalme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “royalme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royalme.

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