I fall from freezing storm clouds like hard pellets of winter stone, yet say my name out loud to a king and it sounds like a royal tribute. What am I?
Hail
Homophone wordplay: frozen precipitation ('hail') sounds identical to the royal greeting/salute ('Hail!').
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