Definitions
especially fine or decorative clothing
Word origin
From Middle English regalie, from Medieval Latin rēgālia (“royal powers”), substantivisation of the neuter plural of rēgālis (“of a king”), from rēx (“king”). By surface analysis, regal + -ia.
Used in a sentence
“to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)”
“[…] the throngs included tribes of American Indians celebrating […] like victorious conventioneers in their burnished regalia at a hotel party Monday night.”
“I have taken care that there's both brandy and whiskey nicely stowed away in the barrack-room, with plenty of prime regalia cigars[…]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ceremonial finery”7 letters
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