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regal

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re·gal  (rgl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a monarch; royal.
2. Belonging to or befitting a monarch: regal attire.
3. Magnificent; splendid.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rglis, from rx, rg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

re·gali·ty (r-gl-t) n.
regal·ly adv.

regal
Adjective
1. of or fit for a king or queen
2. splendid and dignified; magnificent: a luxury cruise liner on her serene and regal way around the better ports [Latin regalis]
regality n
regally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.regal - 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"
noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"

regal
adjective royal, majestic, kingly or queenly, noble, princely, proud, magnificent, sovereign, fit for a king or queen
Translations
regal [ˈriːgl] adjregio, real

regal [ˈriːgl] adjroyal(e)

regal [ˈriːgl] adjköniglich

regal [ˈriːgl] adjregale

regal
adj regal [ˈriːgəl]
of, like, or suitable for, a king or queen She has a regal appearance; regal robes. koninklik مَلَكي царски královský kongelig königlich βασιλικός regio, real kuninglik شاهانه؛ سلطنتی kuninkaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי वैभवपूर्ण, शाही kraljevski, dostojan kralja királyi seperti raja konunglegur, mikilfenglegur regale 王者らしい 왕[]의, 왕[]다운, 위풍 당당한 karališkas karalisks; karaļa-; karalienes- diraja koninklijk kongelig, konge- królewski régio regal королевский, царский kráľovský kraljevski kraljevski konungslig, majestätisk เกี่ยวกับกษัตริย์หรือราชินี kralara/kraliçelere lâyık 國王的,皇後的,帝王的 королівський; царський شاہانہ xứng với vua chúa 皇后,帝
adv regally
koninklik بصورةٍ ملوكيَّه царско královsky kongeligt königlich βασιλικά regiamente, realmente kuninglikult شکوهمندانه؛ شاهانه loisteliaasti royalement בְּאוֹפֶן מַלכוּתִי शान से kraljevski, sjajno fejedelmien anggun konunglega regalmente 王者らしく 왕[]답게, 위풍 당당하게 karališkai karaliski, majestātiski diraja koninklijk kongelig po królewsku regiamente regeşte по-королевски kráľovsky kraljevsko kraljevski konungsligt, majestätiskt ที่เกี่ยวกับกษัตริย์หรือราชินี krallara/kraliçelere lâyık bir şekilde 豪華地, 象帝王的 по-царському شاہانہ پن سے xứng với vua chúa ,


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Much might be ruminated here, concerning the essential dignity of this regal process, because in common life we esteem but meanly and contemptibly a fellow who anoints his hair, and palpably smells of that anointing.
The vivid colours of their draped raiment and the gold of their earrings invested with a barbaric and regal magnificence their figures, stepping out freely in a shower of broken sunshine.
Have we not seen, or by relation heard, In courts and regal chambers how thou lurk'st, In wood or grove, by mossy fountain-side, In valley or green meadow, to waylay Some beauty rare, Calisto, Clymene, Daphne, or Semele, Antiopa, Or Amymone, Syrinx, many more Too long--then lay'st thy scapes on names adored, Apollo, Neptune, Jupiter, or Pan, Satyr, or Faun, or Silvan?
 
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