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regalia

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re·ga·lia  (r-gly, -gl-)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. The emblems and symbols of royalty, such as the crown and scepter.
2. The rights and privileges of royalty.
3. The distinguishing symbols of a rank, office, order, or society.
4. Magnificent attire; finery.

[Medieval Latin rglia, from Latin, neuter pl. of rglis, regal; see regal.]

regalia [rɪˈgeɪlɪə]
pl n (sometimes functioning as singular)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ceremonial emblems or robes of royalty, high office, an order, etc.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) any splendid or special clothes; finery
[from Medieval Latin: royal privileges, from Latin rēgālis regal1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.regaliaregalia - paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
crown jewels - regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions
appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
2.regaliaregalia - especially fine or decorative clothing
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
war paint - full ceremonial regalia

regalia
plural noun trappings, gear, decorations, finery, apparatus, emblems, paraphernalia, garb, accoutrements, rigout (informal) a military band in full regalia
Translations
regalia [rɪˈgeɪlɪə] NPL (= royal trappings) → atributos mpl; (gen) (= insignia) → insignias fpl

regalia [rɪˈgeɪliə] n (= ceremonial clothes and objects) → apparat m
in full regalia → en grand apparat

regalia
plInsignien pl; she was in full regalia (hum)sie war in großer Gala or Aufmachung (hum)

regalia [rɪˈgeɪlɪə] n (royal trappings) → insegne fpl reali; (gen, insignia) → abiti mpl da cerimonia
regalia [rɪˈgeɪlɪə] n (royal trappings) → insegne fpl reali; (gen, insignia) → abiti mpl da cerimonia

regalia
n sg or n pl regalia [rəˈgeiliə]
1 objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation. koninklike voorwerpe التّيجان والصوالِجَه والشِّعارات الملكيَّه емблеми на кралската власт královské insignie regalier die Krönungsinsignien βασιλικά εμβλήματα (πληθ.) insignias reales regaalid نشان های پادشاهی مانند تاج و تخت vallanmerkit insignes royaux סִמלֵי מַלכוּת राजचिह्न znakovi kraljevske časti koronaékszerek, koronázási jelvények perlengkapan kebesaran konungsgersemar, veldistákn konungs (insegne reali) 王位のしるし 왕권의 표상 regalijos regālijas kelengkapan kebesaran regalia (kron)regalier insygnia królewskie insígnias reais în­semne ale regalităţii регалии kráľovské insígnie kraljevske insignije regalija regalier เครื่องหมายแสดงยศถาบรรดาศักดิ์ krallık simgeleri 皇室的象徵(如皇冠和權杖) регалії شہنشاہیت کا نشان biểu chương
2 any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority. seremoniële drag أدوات الزّينَه والمَلابِس التي تَدُل على أهَمِيَّة الشَّخْص дрехи, показващи нечия важност znaky regalier die Amtsinsignien(pl.) εμβλήματα, τελετουργική ενδυμασία insignias (võimu) sümbolid لباس های فاخر vallanmerkit insignes סִמלֵי מִסדָר किसी पद] संस्था या समाज का चिन्ह svečana odjeća (odora) jelvények pakaian kebesaran tignarmerki (insegne), (decorazioni) 王位の宝器 (관직 등을 나타내는) 기장, (정식) 의복 regalijos regālijas pakaian kebesaran regalia regalier, insignier insygnia insígnias însemne пышное убранство, богатые одежды znaky insignije regalija full stass เครื่องหมายหรือเสื้อผ้าแสดงตำแหน่ง ยศหรือขั้น gösterişli kıyafet, tören giysisi 華服,禮服 регалії شاہی تاج یا لباس وغیرہ biểu chương và y phục của một cấp; một chức vụ


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But why, then, those arms and the regalia of a Tharkian chieftain?
They tramped gayly along, over decaying logs, through tangled underbrush, among solemn monarchs of the forest, hung from their crowns to the ground with a drooping regalia of grape-vines.
He arrayed himself in the regalia of millionaires and presidents; he took himself to the quarter where life is brightest and showiest, and there dined with taste and luxury.
 
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