the actress's regal bearing makes her a perfect choice to play royalty on the screen
envisioned a regal wedding with hundreds of guests, a full choir, and a reception at the fanciest hotel in town
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In true regal fashion, the lavish ceremony drew an astounding 30 million viewers.—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 Worth the splurge are the time-capsule rooms, which have regal four-poster beds.—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026 Stay at Rusacks St Andrews, a regal 19th-century hotel by Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts, that fronts the fairways of the Old Course and is walking distance to all that the city has to offer.—Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 The sidewalk was narrow, but strangers instinctively gave him a regal berth.—H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regal
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin regalis — more at royal