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Definition of 'regal'

English

Alternative forms

* regall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Of or having to do with royalty.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • He made a scorn of his regal oath.
  • Befitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
  • *{{quote-magazine|date=2013-08-10|volume=408|issue=8848|magazine=(The Economist)|author=Lexington
  • |title= Keeping the mighty honest |passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.}}

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete|musici) A small, portable organ played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  • See also

    * kingly * royal * splendid * stately

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