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REGALIA
array, raiment, regalia
(noun) especially fine or decorative clothing
regalia
(noun) paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
regalia pl (plural only)
Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
(by extension) Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
(by extension, obsolete) Sumptuous food.
Synonym: delicacies
Noun
regalia (plural regalias)
(archaic) A kind of large cigar of superior quality.
Anagrams
• Algeria, lairage
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ga"li*a (r*g"l*), n. pl. Etym: [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.
2. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.
3. Sumptuous food; delicacies. [Obs.] Cotton. Regalia of a church, the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony. Brande & C.
Re*ga"li*a, n.
Definition: A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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