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Definition of: regalia
(ri·gā′lē·ə, -gāl′yə) noun plural
1. The insignia and emblems of royalty, as the crown, scepter, verge, vestments, etc.
2. The distinctive symbols, insignia, etc., of any society, order, or rank; hence, fine clothes; fancy trappings.
3. In old English law, royal rights; the six prerogatives of sovereignty: the powers of judicature, life and death, war and peace, taxation, minting money, and taking masterless goods, as waifs, strays, etc. [<L, neut. plural of regalis kingly <rex, regis king]
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