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regalia

noun

  1. privileges and the insignia characteristic of a sovereign
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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/ / /ɹɪˈɡæɪ.li.ə/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English regalie, from Medieval Latin rēgālia (“royal powers”), substantivisation of the neuter plural of rēgālis (“of a king”), from rēx (“king”). By surface analysis, regal + -ia.

  1. A kind of large cigar of superior quality.

    I have taken care that there's both brandy and whiskey nicely stowed away in the barrack-room, with plenty of prime regalia cigars[…]

    The quantity of regalias imported into northern ports is comparatively small.