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re·ga·lia

(rĭ-gāl′yə, -gā′lē-ə)

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 rēgālia, from Latin, neuter pl. of rēgālis, regal; see regal.]

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regalia

(rɪˈɡeɪlɪə)

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

[C16: from Medieval Latin: royal privileges, from Latin rēgālis regal¹]

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re•ga•li•a

(rɪˈgeɪ li ə, -ˈgeɪl yə)

n.pl.

1. the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.

2. the decorations, insignia, or ceremonial clothes of any office or order.

3. fancy or dressy clothing; finery.

[1530–40; < Medieval Latin rēgālia things pertaining to a king, n. use of neuter pl. of Latin rēgālis regal]

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Noun	1.	regalia - 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.	regalia - especially fine or decorative clothing raiment, array 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

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regalia

noun

Showy and elaborate clothing or apparel:

array, attire, finery, frippery.

Translations

královské insignieznaky

regalier

Amtsinsignien Krönungsinsignien

insignes

jelvényekkoronaékszerek

konungsgersemar, veldistákn konungstignarmerki

insegne regie

regalijos

insignier kronregalier regalier

regalia

kráľovské insígnieznaky

gösterişli kıyafetkrallık simgeleritören giysisi

华丽的服饰王权的标志

regalia

[rɪˈgeɪlɪə] NPL (= royal trappings) → atributos mpl; (gen) (= insignia) → insignias fpl

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regalia

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

regalia

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

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regalia

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

regalia

(rəˈgeiliə) noun singular or plural

1. objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation.

2. any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority.

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But why, then, those arms and the regalia of a Tharkian chieftain?

"Yes, Dejah Thoris, I too am a prisoner; my name is John Carter, and I claim Virginia, one of the United States of America, Earth, as my home; but why I am permitted to wear arms I do not know, nor was I aware that my regalia was that of a chieftain."

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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.

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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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The trip to the beach was uneventful, and the morning after they dropped anchor before the cabin, Tarzan, garbed once more in his jungle regalia and carrying a spade, set out alone for the amphitheater of the apes where lay the treasure.

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He was very little distinguished in dress from his subjects, nor had he any regalia of majesty to support his dignity; and yet there seemed (as Mr Jones said) to be somewhat in his air which denoted authority, and inspired the beholders with an idea of awe and respect; though all this was perhaps imaginary in Jones; and the truth may be, that such ideas are incident to power, and almost inseparable from it.

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With equal celerity he stripped him of his harness and his arms, and tearing off his own, donned the regalia of the dead man.

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Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana gave her the name after she was dressed in the traditional Pokomo regalia by top county government officials, including Health executive Mwanajuma Hiribae.

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Earlier, Sultan Abdullah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah visited the Royal Regalia Museum here.

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Ludlow Town Council tried to retrieve the civic regalia from the bank's secure vault last Sunday.

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The Director General said that the NYSC regalia is a symbol indicating that those wearing it are responsible youths who have passed through the highest citadels of learning from across the globe.