regality

noun

re·​gal·​i·​ty rə̇ˈgalətē 

rēˈ-, 

-lətē, 

-i

plural -es

1

a

: sovereign right or privilege : sovereign jurisdiction or prerogative

b

regalities plural : regalia

2

: a country or territory subject to royal jurisdiction or to such jurisdiction in the hands of a subject

3

: a royal grant under former English or Scots law permitting a lord of a particular territory to exercise jurisdiction similar in civil matters to that of a sheriff and with more extensive jurisdiction to hear criminal cases see lord of regality

Word History

Etymology

Middle English regalite, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French regalité, from Medieval Latin regalitat-, regalitas, from Latin regalis royal, regal + -tat-, -tas -ty

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Rhymes for regality

• banality
• bestiality
• brutality
• carnality
• centrality
• chirality
• duality
• fatality
• finality
• formality
• frugality
• legality