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- DictionaryRe·gal/ˈrēɡ(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified: "her regal bearing"
The meaning of REGAL is of, relating to, or suitable for a king. How to use regal in a sentence.
very special and suitable for a king or queen: a regal manner. He made a regal entrance. Synonym. majestic. Compare. imperial. royal adjective. kingly. queenly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles. accede to something. accession. anointed. anti-monarchical. anti-monarchist. duchess. dukedom. earldom. MBE.
very special and suitable for a king or queen: a regal manner. He made a regal entrance. Synonym. majestic. Compare. imperial. royal adjective. kingly. queenly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles. accede to something. accession. anointed. anti-monarchical. anti-monarchist. dukedom. earldom. emir. miss. mister
Used more casually, something regal is fit for royalty, through quality, culture, or value, even if royalty doesn’t actually use that thing. Less commonly, a regal is a portable organ from the 1400s that uses brass reed pipes. Regals produce sound when the reeds vibrate, usually within a bellows.
Regal is an adjective that describes things that appear to be royal. There are several synonyms for regal, but they all have slightly different meanings. Reserve regal for those instances when the person or thing truly seems like it wants to be the queen, actually is the queen, or looks like it might belong to the queen.
If you describe something as regal, you mean that it is suitable for a king or queen, because it is very impressive or beautiful. He sat with such regal dignity. Never has she looked more regal.
Definition of regal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word regal mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word regal, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. regal has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (mid 1500s) religion (early 1600s) horticulture (1870s) See meaning & use.
In modern English, 'regal' describes something that embodies the qualities of royalty, exuding elegance, grandeur, and majesty, whether in reference to an actual monarch or figuratively to something that carries a dignified and impressive presence.
Characteristic of, like, or fit for a monarch; splendid, stately, magnificent, etc. Of or having to do with royalty. Regal authority; the regal title. (obsolete, music) A small, portable organ played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
