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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French · monarch adjective

regal

royal, kingly

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · kingly adjective

rēgālis

kingly, royal

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Old French regal continues Latin rēgālis.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The kingly adjective remains monarch-centered.

CHRONOLOGY

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EDITORIAL STATUS

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Regal — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Old French from Latin regalis

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 692regal

regal → rēgālis

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