regalia

Meaning

1. (plural, plural-only) Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
2. (plural, plural-only) The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
3. (plural, plural-only) Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
4. (plural, plural-only) Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
5. (broadly, plural, plural-only) Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
6. (broadly, obsolete, plural, plural-only) Sumptuous food.

Synonyms

raiment

emblems

array

paraphernalia

regale

insignia of kingship

decorations

insignia

Translations

Insignien

regalia

εμβλήματα

διάσημα

διακριτικά

régale

tableau

🖼️

vêtement

bardatura

insegne regali

abiti da cerimonia

abiti eleganti

ambtsgewaad

roupa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəˈɡeɪl.i.ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: regalie

In summary

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. Doublet of regal.