Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a monarch; royal.
- adjective Belonging to or befitting a monarch.
- adjective Magnificent; splendid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to a king; kingly; royal: as, a regal title; regal authority; regal pomp.
- Synonyms Kingly, etc. See
royal . - Royalty; royal authority.
- noun A small portable organ, much used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, consisting of one or sometimes two sets of reed-pipes played with keys for the player's right hand, with a small bellows for the left hand.
- noun An old instrument of percussion, composed of sonorous slabs or slips of wood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal.
- noun (Mus.) A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or having to do with
royalty . - adjective Befitting a
king ,queen ,emperor , orempress . - noun obsolete, music A small, portable
organ played with one hand, thebellows being worked with the other, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Clark im a projectionist in a small theater outside altantic city, nj. i wouldnt go so far as to call it independent but we do play independent movies when the opportunity comes. we've had to cut costs due to fact that its such a small theater and the regal is up the street.
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Wonder Woman, often times written very pretentious and regal, is written to show her humorous and compassionate side.
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Going through my relaxation exercises at night, I would imagine myself astride their considerable girth, soaring through the sky in regal splendour.
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The couple had been wed in regal splendor, perched atop a pair of jewelled elephants.
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She thought that John was a king of Scotland, and standing before her in regal attire.
The Wide, Wide World 1892
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At one end of the apartment was a large fresco painting, full size, of Fetteh Ali Shah, in regal array, with a numerous party of his sons standing around him.
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He came at last in regal state, carriages and outriders at full gallop; himself, staff and suite, in splendid uniform.
Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843
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For a moment their flashing orbs vied in regal rivalry; but at length the spirit of the mere animal yielded to the genius of the man.
A Review of 'Alroy' 1833
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For a moment their flashing orbs vied in regal rivalry; but at length the spirit of the mere animal yielded to the genius of the man.
A Review of 'Alroy' 1833
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For a moment their flashing orbs vied in regal rivalry; but at length the spirit of the mere animal yielded to the genius of the man.
A Review of 'Alroy' 1833
oroboros commented on the word regal
Lager in reverse.
July 22, 2007
kmassie commented on the word regal
From the book White Oleander by Janet Fitch. pg.356
"The Crystalline days of March, that rarest of seasons, came like a benediction, regal and scented with cedar and pine."
November 1, 2010