regalia

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 "The Eccentric" is a fashion mogul of sorts, but, far from being a trendsetter, his or her regalia is so over-the-top outrageous that it appears to hail from a parallel earth where the history of the world progressed such that Elton John circa 1973 represented the pinnacle of cultural evolution.

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  1. plural noun The emblems and symbols of royalty, such as the crown and scepter.
  2. plural noun The rights and privileges of royalty.
  3. plural noun The distinguishing symbols of a rank, office, order, or society.
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  • That was where Queen Victoria kept all her golden regalia, the symbol of England's glory. —  AHMM,July-August2008
  • Most of the regalia was melted down when Oliver Cromwell and his gang chopped the king's head off years ago, and set up a republic. —  AHMM,July-August2008
  • Mother wore her silver regalia, the cloth-of-silver gown, crescent moon headdress, and white polar bear cloak of the Goddess-on-Earth. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 01 - January 2002
  • It was an unorthodox idea taken very far—participants even wore their sacred temple regalia, a terrible taboo outside temple walls. —  Secret Ceremonies
  • Sharaman was in full military harness and looking almost comfortable in his dress uniform There were others: Argivian noblewomen in full regalia, and young courtiers vying with them for flashiness. —  JEFF GRUBB
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Medieval Latin rēgālia, from Latin, neuter pl. of rēgālis, regal; see regal.

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  1. Confused in English with regalia; from Spanish Portuguese Italian regalo, from French régale, a banquet: see regale.
  2. from Cuban Spanish regalía, a fine grade of cigar (regalía imperial, imperial regalia, media regalía, medium regalia), literally ‘royal privilege’: see regale.
 

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