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regality

regality noun: royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.

Noun

regality (countable and uncountable, plural regalities)

  1. Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.
    • Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […]1993, Miklós Boskovits, The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270, volume 1, page 33

Forms of regality

pluralregalities

Origin of regality

From Middle English regalite, from Old French, from Late Latin rēgālitās, from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), equivalent to regal + -ity. Doublet of royalty.

Words formed from regality

Phrases with regality

Questions about regality

What does regality mean?
Regality means royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.
What part of speech is regality?
Regality is a noun.
What is the plural of regality?
The plural of regality is regalities.

Words near regality in the dictionary

  1. regalism
  2. regalisms
  3. regalist
  4. regalists
  5. regalities
  6. regality
  7. regall
  8. regalls
  9. regally
  10. regalness
  11. regalo

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