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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · 15th century–today · monarch suitable adjective

regal

of, relating to, or suitable for a monarch

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · monarch adjective

regal

royal, kingly

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Modern regal continues the Middle English adjective.

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Royal or kingly expands to magnificent or splendid.

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Merriam-Webster reports use in the fifteenth century.

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Regal — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies Middle English, monarch senses, and fifteenth-century horizon.

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Regal — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword definitions and etymology

Independently supplies the inherited adjective.

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regal → regal

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