regalia

regalia
noun /ɹəˈɡeɪl.i.ə/
a) royal rights, prerogatives and privileges - actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etcetera)
b) the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre, sword of justice
See Also: regal, royalty

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  • Régalia — Regalia Main de justice, Louvre Les regalia sont un ensemble d objets symboliques de royauté. Chaque monarchie a ses propres regalia qui ont une histoire souvent légendaire. Elles sont conservées précieusement comme des trésors et se constituent… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Regalia — is Latin plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign. The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis , regal , itself from Rex , king . Regalia in the AbstractThe term can refer to… …   Wikipedia

  • Regalía — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Una regalía o royalty es el pago que se efectúa al titular de derechos de autor, patentes, marcas o know how a cambio del derecho a usarlos o explotarlos, o que debe realizarse al Estado por el uso o extracción de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Regalia — • The insignia of royalty or crown jewels Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Regalia     Regalia     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • regalía — (Del lat. regālis, regio). 1. f. Preeminencia, prerrogativa o excepción particular y privativa que en virtud de suprema potestad ejerce un soberano en su reino o Estado; p. ej., el batir moneda. 2. Privilegio que la Santa Sede concede a los reyes …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Regalia — Re*ga li*a (r?*g? l?*?), n. pl. [LL., from L. regalisregal. See {Regal}.] 1. That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • regalia — /rega lia/ s.f. [dal lat. mediev. regalia le cose del re , neutro pl. di regalis del re , interpretato come se derivasse da regalare ]. [regalo, di solito in denaro, che si fa a un dipendente come compenso di servizi prestati] ▶◀ mancia, (lett.)… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • regalia — 1530s, rights and powers of a king, from L. regalia royal things, from neut. pl. of regalis (see REGAL (Cf. regal)). Meaning decorations or insignia of an order first recorded 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

  • regalia — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) 1) the insignia of royalty, especially the crown and other ornaments used at a coronation. 2) the distinctive clothing and trappings of high office, worn at formal occasions. USAGE The word regalia comes… …   English terms dictionary

  • Regalia — Re*ga li*a, n. A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Regalĭa — (Königszigarre), durch Größe und Feinheit sich auszeichnende Zigarrenforte …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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