Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural The emblems and symbols of royalty, such as the crown and scepter.
  • noun plural The rights and privileges of royalty.
  • noun plural The distinguishing symbols of a rank, office, order, or society.
  • noun plural Magnificent attire; finery.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A superior kind of cigar. See the quotation.
  • noun Plural of regale.
  • noun Same as regale.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty.
  • noun plural Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.
  • noun plural obsolete Sumptuous food; delicacies.
  • noun plural the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony.
  • noun A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun royal rights, prerogatives and privileges - actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etcetera)
  • noun the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre, sword of justice
  • noun decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry
  • noun finery or magnificent dress
  • noun archaic A kind of large cigar of superior quality.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
  • noun especially fine or decorative clothing

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin regalia, neuter plural of regalis ("of a king"), from rex

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Examples

  • According to the usage current in the British Isles the term regalia is almost always employed to denote the insignia of royalty or "crown jewels".

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • It's a crowning of a Muxe queen and a huge dance show and party with live music, attended by many men in the traditional women's regalia from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as many men in nightclubbing wear.

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  • It's a crowning of a Muxe queen and a huge dance show and party with live music, attended by many men in the traditional women's regalia from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as many men in nightclubbing wear.

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  • It's a crowning of a Muxe queen and a huge dance show and party with live music, attended by many men in the traditional women's regalia from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as many men in nightclubbing wear.

    Page 2 2009

  • It's a crowning of a Muxe queen and a huge dance show and party with live music, attended by many men in the traditional women's regalia from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as many men in nightclubbing wear.

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  • To dress in regalia in public is a both a personal choice and a political statement.

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  • It's a crowning of a Muxe queen and a huge dance show and party with live music, attended by many men in the traditional women's regalia from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as many men in nightclubbing wear.

    Page 2 2009

  • It's a crowning of a Muxe queen and a huge dance show and party with live music, attended by many men in the traditional women's regalia from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as many men in nightclubbing wear.

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  • Alison Lambert and Jessica Klikach were out in Hawaiian regalia, while Kendra Von Bremen and Catherine Allan of Revelstoke dressed up Zorro and Gunslinger respectively.

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