Meaning of REGAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'reegul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" |
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| | Synonyms: | | imperial, majestic, noble, purple, royal |
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\Re"gal\ (r?"gal), a. [L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king.
See {Royal}, and cf. {Rajah}, {Realm}, {Regalia}.]
Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal
authority, pomp, or sway. ``The regal title.'' --Shak.
He made a scorn of his regal oath. --Milton.
Syn: Kingly; royal. See {Kingly}.
\Re"gal\, n. [F. r['e]gale, It. regale. CF. {Rigoll}.]
(Mus.)
A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows
being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries.
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