| appanage |
a grant of land or revenue made by a king or queen to a dependent member of the royal family. [1/2 definitions] |
| archduke |
a title given to a ruling prince, esp. in the former royal families of Austria. |
| beefeater |
a guard at the Tower of London, or a yeoman in the English royal guard. |
| British East India Company |
a British company that carried on trade with the East Indies from 1600 to 1874 under the sanction of a royal government charter. |
| command performance |
a performance of a play, opera, concert, or the like that is given in response to a royal request or command. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, esp. of a royal personage. [1/5 definitions] |
| Court of St. James |
the British royal court. |
| cupbearer |
someone who pours and serves cups of wine, as in a royal household. |
| diadem |
a crown or headband symbolizing royal status. [1/3 definitions] |
| equerry |
an officer in charge of the horses of a royal or noble family. [2 definitions] |
| fool |
one employed to entertain by acting comically and foolishly, as formerly in royal or noble households; jester. [1/11 definitions] |
| fool's cap |
a cap traditionally worn by the fool in a royal court, usu. brightly colored and topped by several drooping peaks hung with bells. [1/2 definitions] |
| groom |
any of a variety of officers serving the British royal household. [1/7 definitions] |
| herald |
an official of former times responsible for conveying royal messages and making proclamations. [1/4 definitions] |
| highness |
(cap.) an honorary title used in addressing a person of royal rank (usu. prec. by "His," "Her," "Your," or the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| HRH |
abbreviation of "Her Royal Highness" or "His Royal Highness." |
| king |
a male head of a royal family who reigns for life as a monarch. [1/4 definitions] |
| lady-in-waiting |
a lady of a royal court who serves a queen or princess. |
| Louvre |
a building in Paris constructed as a royal palace and now a national museum of art. |
| major-domo |
the chief steward or butler in a royal household. |
| Mountie |
(informal) an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |