royal audience
Monarch's formal reception
A royal audience is a formal meeting with a monarch or member of a royal family.
The term emphasizes that access to royalty is granted, not assumed—one is granted an audience or requests an audience with the king.
The phrase suggests ceremony and protocol: Foreign ambassadors sought a royal audience to present their credentials.
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- throne roomSovereign's formal audience hall
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
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- royal ceremoniescoronation ceremony, crowning, state banquet, coronation robes, crown jewels
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- court etiquettecurtsy, genuflection, precedence, deference, hand kissing
- Medieval Ritesknighting, dubbing, homage, fealty, investiture
- noble privilegespeerage, titles, lordship, fiefdom, manorial rights
- royal customsbowing, curtsying, curtsy, coronation, knighting
royal audiencedrop-in
Unscheduled brief visit
chance encounter · pop-in · hangout · coffee date · catching up
royal audienceopen house
Unrestricted visiting period
town hall meeting · open-door policy · mass audience · general admission · public access
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