Regalia

Quick meaning: Regalia is a noun meaning Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
2. Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
3. Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
4. (by extension) Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
5. (by extension, obsolete) Sumptuous food.
6. (archaic) A kind of large cigar of superior quality.

Example Sentences

to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)

The quantity of regalias imported into northern ports is comparatively small.

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 throngs included tribes of American Indians celebrating […] like victorious conventioneers in their burnished regalia at a hotel party Monday night.

Word Forms

• regalias

Synonyms for regalia

Depending on context, synonyms include delicacies, array, raiment, finery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finery, array, raiment, badge, insignia, wardrobe.

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