re|ga|li|a

re|ga|li|a «rih GAY lee uh, -GAYL yuh», noun (plural).

1. the emblems of royalty. Crowns and scepters are regalia.

2. the emblems or decorations of any society or order: »

Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia” (Mark Twain).

3. clothes, especially fine clothes: »

in party regalia.

4. the rights and privileges of a king.

╂[< Latin rēgālia royal things, neuter plural of rēgālis; see etym. undr regal¹ (Cf. ↑regal)]