Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a manner befitting royalty; with the lavish treatment, extreme deference, or special privileges accorded to a monarch or royal person. This describes an experience of exceptional luxury, respect, or pampering.

Usage

The phrase "like royalty" is used to describe a situation where someone is treated with extraordinary care, luxury, and respect, similar to how a king or queen would be treated. It emphasizes an experience of supreme comfort and privilege.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • On their anniversary, they stayed at a luxury hotel and were treated like royalty. (They received exceptionally lavish and respectful service.)
  • After winning the championship, the team returned home and were welcomed like royalty by the entire town. (They were greeted with great honor and celebration.)
  • The spa package promises you will be pampered like royalty from the moment you arrive. (You will receive extremely indulgent and attentive care.)

Advanced Usage

• "to live like royalty": to enjoy a lifestyle of extreme luxury and privilege, often without financial constraints.
  • With his new fortune, he began to live like royalty, traveling on private jets and staying in palaces.
• "to be waited on like royalty": to be served with extreme attentiveness and deference.
  • At the butler-service villa, guests are waited on like royalty.

Variants and Related Words

• Royally (adverb): In a royal manner; splendidly or magnificently. Often used interchangeably with "like royalty" in contexts of treatment.
  • They were royally entertained by their hosts.
• Regal (adjective): Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
  • She made a regal entrance into the ballroom.

Synonyms

• Like a king/queen: With supreme luxury and authority.
• In the lap of luxury: In conditions of great comfort and wealth.
• With kid gloves: With great care and sensitivity (often for delicate situations, but can overlap in the context of deferential treatment).

Related Idioms

• Fit for a king: Of a quality suitable for a monarch; used primarily to describe things (e.g., a meal, a bed) rather than direct treatment.
  • The wedding feast was fit for a king.
• The royal treatment: Receiving special, lavish, or privileged treatment. This is a near-direct synonym as a noun phrase.
  • When you visit, we'll give you the royal treatment.

Adverb

1. in a royal manner
   • they were royally treated