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battle royal

/ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/

battle royal noun: a fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing.

Noun

battle royal (plural battles royal or battle royals)

  1. A fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing.
    • I was told that since I was to be there anyway I might as well take part in the battle royal to be fought by some of my schoolmates as part of the entertainment.1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 17
    • Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 278
  2. (broadly) A heated discussion or debate.

battle royal meaning in Bengali

battle royal in Bengali

তিন, ততোধিক ব্যক্তি, দল, যতক্ষণ না এক ব্যক্তি, এক উত্তপ্ত আলোচনা, বিতর্ক

Forms of battle royal

pluralbattles royal
pluralbattle royals
alternative formbattle-royal
alternative formbattle-royale
alternative formbattle royale

Origin of battle royal

Preserves the French pattern of adjective after noun. Royal here means “grand in scale”.

Questions about battle royal

What does battle royal mean?
Battle royal means a fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing.
What is battle royal in Bengali?
Battle royal in Bengali is তিন, ততোধিক ব্যক্তি, দল. See Battle royal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is battle royal?
Battle royal is a noun.
How do you pronounce battle royal?
Battle royal is pronounced /ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/.
What is the plural of battle royal?
The plural of battle royal is battles royal.

Words near battle royal in the dictionary

  1. battle rifle
  2. battle rifles
  3. Battle River
  4. battle rope
  5. battle ropes
  6. battle royal
  7. battle royale
  8. battle royales
  9. battle royals
  10. battle ship
  11. battle ships

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: battle royal (page history and authors); battle royal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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