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regalia definition

re·ga·lia (ri gāl′yə, -gā′lē ə)

plural noun

  1. Obsolete rights or privileges belonging to a king; prerogatives of sovereignty
  2. the emblems and insignia of royalty, as a crown or scepter
  3. the insignia or decorations of any rank or position, or of an order or society
  4. splendid clothes; finery

Etymology: L, neut. pl. of regalis: see regal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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