regalia
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ɹəˈɡeɪl.i.ə/
- 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.
- (by extension) Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
- to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)
- (by extension, obsolete) Sumptuous food.
- Synonyms: delicacies
- German: Hoheitsrechte, Regalien
- German: Ornat
- Russian: регалия
regalia (plural regalias)
- (archaic) A kind of large cigar of superior quality.
- 1840, Isaac Butt, Irish Life (page 294)
- I have taken care that there's both brandy and whiskey nicely stowed away in the barrack-room, with plenty of prime regalia cigars […]
- 1850, United States. Congress, Congressional Edition: Volume 552 (page 868)
- The quantity of regalias imported into northern ports is comparatively small.
- 1840, Isaac Butt, Irish Life (page 294)
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