regalia

noun

/ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/CA/ɹɪˈɡæɪ.li.ə/

Etymology

From Middle English regalie, from Medieval Latin rēgālia (“royal powers”), substantivisation of the neuter plural of rēgālis (“of a king”), from rēx (“king”). By surface analysis, regal + -ia.

derived from rēgālia — “royal powers”
inherited from regalie

Definitions

Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless…
Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status
The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society
Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
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1. Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual…
  Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
2. 5
  Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
  - to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)
  - […] the throngs included tribes of American Indians celebrating […] like victorious conventioneers in their burnished regalia at a hotel party Monday night.
3. Sumptuous food.
4. 7
  A kind of large cigar of superior quality.
  - I have taken care that there's both brandy and whiskey nicely stowed away in the barrack-room, with plenty of prime regalia cigars[…]
  - The quantity of regalias imported into northern ports is comparatively small.

The neighborhood

Derived

regalia majora, regalia minora

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for regalia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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