regalia
plural noun
re·ga·lia
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Definition of regalia
1
: royal rights or prerogatives
2a
: the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty
b
: decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership
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Examples of regalia in a Sentence
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Well, more of us know her name (her paintings have been draped above New York’s Highline near the Whitney Museum since April, flapping in the breeze like tribal regalia). — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Painter Vivian Suter emerges from decades of self-exile with bright, blissful works at the ICA," 29 Aug. 2019 Phillips tweeted out her accomplishment on June 30, showing herself in her academic regalia and holding her thesis. — Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "The First Black Woman to Earn a Physics PhD From University of Glasgow Just Graduated," 3 July 2019 The women in Adam Sings In The Timber’s first solo exhibit are striking — indigenous women from a variety of tribes donning their Native regalia with Chicago landmarks and its skyline in the backdrop. — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, "American Indian Center’s latest exhibit, ‘Reclaim: Indigenizing Colonized Spaces,’ is a series on Native empowerment," 8 Aug. 2019 Rainy’s grandmother, Nancy Long of Ramona, said Rainy wears her great-grandfather’s necklace and white handkerchief as part of her princess regalia. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Six-year-old crowned Little Miss Okla Chahta Princess," 2 Aug. 2019 Before going out to check out the tractor, all of the kindergarten and first-grade girls decided to put on their superhero regalia. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Campers learn innovation and invention with a little help from a farm tractor," 26 July 2019 Peanuts character Snoopy will make appearances in his astronaut regalia at Comic Con in San Diego and at Space City in Toulouse, France for the countdown to man’s first steps. — Washington Post, "Don’t recall Apollo 11? Global festivities have you covered," 1 July 2019 Some of the civilian extras, many of whom have signed up for the pleasure of brandishing rifles and marching around in army regalia, clash with Mariana’s vision and reveal their own prejudices in the process. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians’ interrogates the past," 24 July 2019 In the ninth century he was exhumed, dressed in full papal regalia, put on trial as a corpse—and found guilty of perjury and violating the laws of the church. — The Economist, "The most scandalous popes in history," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regalia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regalia
regalia
noun
English Language Learners Definition of regalia
: special clothes and decorations (such as a crown or scepter) for official ceremonies
: special clothing of a particular kind
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