noun · rare

regalia

regalia · regalias

регалии

Hoheitsrechte, Regalien, Insignien, Ornat

Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign,…Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).

/ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/

Meaning

7 senses

(plural, plural only)Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
Hoheitsrechte, Regalien
(plural, plural only)The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
Insignien
рега́лииregálii
paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
(plural, plural only)Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
Ornat
рега́лииregálii
(plural, plural only)Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
(broadly, plural, plural only)Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)
(broadly, obsolete, plural, plural only)Sumptuous food.
(archaic)A kind of large cigar of superior quality.

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

emblems, symbols or paraphernalia:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

royal rights, prerogatives and privileges:

emblems, symbols or paraphernalia:

decoration or insignia of an office:

Origin

From Middle English regalie, from Medieval Latin rēgālia (“royal powers”), substantivisati

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.

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