regalia
Meanings
noun
- 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; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
- Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
- Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
- Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
- Sumptuous food.
noun
- A kind of large cigar of superior quality.
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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.
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