Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the power but not the rank or title of a king
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Examples
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His visits tended to be fast and formal, resembling a “quasi-royal procession,” and they inspired much scurrying about and nervous twitching throughout the theater.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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His visits tended to be fast and formal, resembling a “quasi-royal procession,” and they inspired much scurrying about and nervous twitching throughout the theater.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The desires for democracy and equality remain sincere, but the drive to be better than your neighbor, even quasi-royal, is primal.
Eric Dezenhall: Crashing Nowhere: The Salahis' Interminable Exit 2010
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But it will take more effort than the provision of a quasi-royal ceremony, a speech by Queen Elizabeth and 50 registers of condolences to pacify a public which, at the very least, expects Diana's title of HRH to be posthumously restored.
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It could be as overdone as the old unquestioning submission to the quasi-royal mystique.
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Miss Darner inherited a fortune and took her quasi-royal self off to London.
Dream State Diane Roberts 2008
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This was very important for our then-young nation, since it established both that peaceful transfers of power were possible and that the Presidency is just a job -- not a quasi-royal title.
In which Mike Huckabee reminds me of Jimmy Carter. Ann Althouse 2007
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Isa Gambar, head of the Equality Party and Aliyev Junior's main rival, complains that Azerbaijan is heading for a "monarchical system," with power passing from generation to generation within a self-appointed quasi-royal family.
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Federico, whose election was motivated by his military prowess and his papal links, had characteristically interpreted his honor as the highest Europe could offer, taking it to bestow quasi-royal status on his worthy shoulders.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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Federico, whose election was motivated by his military prowess and his papal links, had characteristically interpreted his honor as the highest Europe could offer, taking it to bestow quasi-royal status on his worthy shoulders.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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