regality

[ ri-gal-i-tee ]

noun,plural re·gal·i·ties.
  1. royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.

  2. a right or privilege pertaining to a sovereign.

  1. a kingdom.

  2. (in Scotland)

    • territorial jurisdiction of a royal nature formerly conferred by the sovereign.

    • a territory subject to such jurisdiction.

Origin of regality

1
1375–1425; late Middle English regalite<Middle French <Medieval Latin rēgālitās.See regal1, -ity

Words Nearby regality

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How to use regality in a sentence

  • There was a confusion of regality, displeasure, and grim humour in her attitude.

    Fortitude | Hugh Walpole
  • Yet did not his Successors durably inherit that scruple, but some were anointed, and solemnly accepted the Diadem of regality.

British Dictionary definitions for regality

regality

/ (riːˈɡælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or condition of being royal; kingship or queenship; royalty

  2. the rights or privileges of royalty

  1. Scot history

    • jurisdiction conferred by the sovereign on a powerful subject

    • a territory under such jurisdiction

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