regalia
pronunciation
How to pronounce regalia in British English:
UK [rɪˈgeɪliə]
How to pronounce regalia in American English:
US [rɪˈɡeljə, -ˈɡeliə]
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- Noun:
- paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
- especially fine or decorative clothing
Word Origin
- regalia (n.)
- 1530s, "rights and powers of a king, royal privilege," from Latin regalia "royal things," noun use of neuter plural of regalis (see regal). Meaning "decorations or insignia of an order" first recorded 1670s.
Example
- 1. We have walked through the business offices , decked out in nascar regalia .
- 2. On " raining men , " she emerged atop a pink tank turret , in military regalia .
- 3. Fearful residents are being forced to display zanu-pf regalia and attend " re-education " meetings , often deep into the night .
- 4. Stephen worked around this little detail by exhuming the dead pope 's body , dressing it in full papal regalia , and putting it on trial .
- 5. In other cases the reason seems to be spite : russia refuses to hand back , for example , estonia 's presidential seal and regalia , seized during the annexation in 1940 .