regalia

Meaning

Noun

• Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
• The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
• Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
• Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
• Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
• Sumptuous food.
• A kind of large cigar of superior quality.

Origin

• From Middle English regalie, from Medieval Latin rēgālia, neuter plural of rēgālis, from rēx. regal.