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When he does, he’s usually met with regalement about what Marv means to a generation of people — this writer included.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

We’ll have a festival for all the friends of Mountjoy, noble and simple, and roast an ox for their regalement.

From Cedric, the Forester by Marshall, Bernard Gay

Coroner Bullfast was so struck with the clear and explicit nature of the medical evidence, that he had it reduced to writing for his private regalement.

From Round the Block by Bouton, John Bell

After a successful hunt—with the pit or poisoned arrows—they remove the entrails of the slain animal and wear them like coronals for present ornament and future regalement.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard

Yes, I'd really take it as a pastime and regalement if you boys would go along too.'

From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.