regalia
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
Scrabble Score: 8
regalia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordregalia: 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