regalia
noun/rɪˈɡeɪliə/
/rɪˈɡeɪliə/
[uncountable]- the special clothes that are worn or objects that are carried at official ceremonies
- a portrait of the queen in full regalia
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘royal powers’): from medieval Latin, literally ‘royal privileges’, from Latin, neuter plural of regalis ‘regal’.Definitions on the go
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