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Antonyms for regal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ree-guhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈri gəl

Definition of regal

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French regal "royal" (12c.) or directly from Latin regalis "royal, kingly; of or belonging to a king, worthy of a king," from rex (genitive regis) "king," from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," hence, "direct in a straight line, rule, guide" (cf. Sanskrit raj- "a king, a leader;" Avestan razeyeiti "directs;" Persian rahst "right, correct;" Latin regere "to rule," rex "a king, a leader," rectus "right, correct;" Old Irish ri, Gaelic righ "a king;" Gaulish -rix "a king," in personal names, e.g. Vircingetorix; Gothic reiks "a leader;" Old English rice "kingdom," -ric "king," rice "rich, powerful," riht "correct;" Gothic raihts, Old High German recht, Old Swedish reht, Old Norse rettr "correct"). Related: Regally.
  • adj fit for royalty
Example sentences :
  • Would you not like to be buried with regal honour, in your native Clazomenæ?
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The next cast—ah, the pride of it, the regal splendor of it!
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • When the "herb-man" came, she turned him away from the door with a regal courtesy.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • That day she laid aside her regal robes and began her search for Proserpina.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • Of the regal army of three hundred men that hastened to Cattraeth, Alas!
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
  • A salute of six muskets was fired in honor of the regal visit.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • If Dan had expected it to reveal a regal magnificence, he was disappointed.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Regal is an offspring of Lindley, which it greatly resembles.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • She was constructed, she was erected, as it were, with a regal lavishness.
  • Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
  • He had always known her beautiful; tonight she was regal beyond comparison.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

Synonyms for regal

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