Definition of REGALIA

regalia

Plural: regalia, regalias

Noun

  • The emblems and symbols of royalty or high office.
  • paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
  • especially fine or decorative clothing
  • 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.
  • Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
  • Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
  • Sumptuous food.
  • A kind of large cigar of superior quality.

Examples

  • to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)
  • Wearing his lucky Scrabble hat was his personal regalia for competitive play.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

array, raiment, delicacies

Scrabble Score: 8

regalia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
regalia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
regalia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

regalia: valid Words With Friends Word