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re⋅gal⋅i⋅ty

  [ri-gal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
2. a right or privilege pertaining to a sovereign.
3. a kingdom.
4. (in Scotland)
a. territorial jurisdiction of a royal nature formerly conferred by the sovereign.
b. a territory subject to such jurisdiction.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME regalite < MF < ML rēgālitās. See regal 1 , -ity
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re·gal   (rē'gəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a monarch; royal.

  2. Belonging to or befitting a monarch: regal attire.

  3. Magnificent; splendid.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx, rēg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
re·gal'i·ty (rĭ-gāl'ĭ-tē) n., re'gal·ly adv.
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