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battles royal

battles royal is the plural of battle royal.

Meaning of battle royal

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
  2. (broadly) A heated discussion or debate.

Questions about battles royal

What is battles royal the plural of?
Battles royal is the plural of battle royal.

Words near battles royal in the dictionary

  1. battles of bands
  2. battles of the bands
  3. battles of the bulge
  4. battles of the sexes
  5. battles out
  6. battles royal
  7. battles royale
  8. Battlesbridge
  9. battleship
  10. battleship curve
  11. battleship curves

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