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Definition of Pair royal

Pair royal
Pair Pair, n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. Apparel, Par equality, Peer an equal.] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. ``A pair of beads.' --Chaucer. --Beau. & Fl. ``Four pair of stairs.' --Macaulay. Note: [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.] Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards. --Beau. & Fl. 2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes. 3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen. 4. A married couple; a man and wife. ``A happy pair.' --Dryden. ``The hapless pair.' --Milton. 5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows. 6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the final vote. [Parliamentary Cant] 7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion. Note: Pairs are named in accordance with the kind of motion they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a turning pair, a cylinder and its piston a sliding pair, a screw and its nut a twisting pair, etc. Any pair in which the constraining contact is along lines or at points only (as a cam and roller acting together), is designated a higher pair; any pair having constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a cylindrical pin and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is called a lower pair. Pair royal (pl. Pairs Royal) three things of a sort; -- used especially of playing cards in some games, as cribbage; as three kings, three ``eight spots' etc. Four of a kind are called a double pair royal. ``Something in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals in my own hand.' --Goldsmith. ``That great pair royal of adamantine sisters [the Fates].' --Quarles. [Written corruptly parial and prial.] Syn: Pair, Flight, Set. Usage: Originally, pair was not confined to two things, but was applied to any number of equal things (pares), that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair (pack) of cards. A ``pair of stairs' is still in popular use, as well as the later expression, ``flight of stairs.'

Meaning of Pair royal from wikipedia

- 4♥ 4♠ K♠ 10♦ 5♠ ("one pair, fours" or a "pair of fours"). It ranks below two pair and above high card. Each one pair is ranked first by the rank of its pair, then by...
- 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A prial, pair royal, gl**** or triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal rank and a quartet or,...
- card of the same rank (a "pair royal" or "trips") twelve points for laying a fourth card of the same rank (a "double pair royal" or "quad") If a card completes...
- An au pair (/oʊˈpɛər/; pl.: au pairs) is a person working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family’s...
- card is 15, by completing a double pair royal on the last card and making the count 15: 12 for double pair royal (four-of-a-kind), 2 for the 15, and...
- are scored two points each "fifteen". Pairs - Each pair in a hand is scored two points each pair. A "pair royal", or three of a kind, scores six points...
- hands. A prial (or pair royal) beat a pair which beat a single card. Two pair royals were decided by their ranking; likewise two pairs and so on. The J♣...
- the game of post and pair. It may have been formed by an abbreviation of pair-royal corrupted into purrial, similar to how pair-royal has since been otherwise...
- this pairing is extra-pair co****tion. Across the animal kingdom, extra-pair co****tion is common in monogamous species, and only a very few pair-bonded...
- totalling 31): 1 per card Pairs Pair (two cards of the same rank): 2 Pair royal, or prial (three of the same rank): 6 Double pair royal (all four of a rank):...