Battle royal
/ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
- 2 a noisy riotous fight wordnet
- 3 A heated discussion or debate.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Preserves the French pattern of adjective after noun. Royal here means “grand in scale”.