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Literary notes about royal (AI summary)

In literature, the word "royal" is employed to evoke grandeur, legitimacy, and an elevated status that transcends mere physical descriptions. It is often used to emphasize noble bloodlines or divinely sanctioned authority, as seen in references to the "royal stock of David" [1] and the celebration of noble lineage in epic tales like the Rámáyan [2, 3]. Beyond ancestry, "royal" imbues characters and events with ceremonial gravitas—as when dignified assemblies are described as a "royal crowd" [4] or when institutional authority is highlighted in establishments like the Royal Institution [5] and the Royal Society [6]. Additionally, authors extend its metaphorical reach to personality traits or societal roles, such as the inherent nobility of character [7] or the distinguished nature of formal service [8]. In all these instances, "royal" serves as a marker of exceptional quality, heritage, or power, reinforcing ideals of leadership and transcendence throughout literary history.
  1. Of the marrow of the high cedar, etc... Of the royal stock of David.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  2. To Lanká's 35 town he urged his way, Where Rávaṇ held his royal sway.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  3. He spoke: and Bharat thus replied: “If, false to every claim beside, I ne'er in kingly duties fail, What will my royal life avail?
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  4. The cry of grief so long and loud Went up from all the royal crowd, That, doubled by the matron train, It made the palace ring again.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  5. You will see these experiments performed in the most perfect manner, when you attend the chemical lectures of the Royal Institution.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  6. See Transactions of the Royal Society of S. Australia, 1915, pp. 620–629.
    — from Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronislaw Malinowski
  7. The young man turned out to be of a disposition truly royal.
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  8. who understands the kingly art of showing the recipient that all merit is powerless and unavailing against the royal grace and favor.
    — from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Arthur Schopenhauer

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