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regal

TRANSLITERATION regalPRONUNCIATION /ˈriːɡəl/

of, relating to, or suitable for a monarch

DATE: 15th century–today
SENSE: monarch suitable adjective
FAMILY: Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:1:regal:attested:sense:monarch-suitable-adjective

Splendor develops from suitability to kingship.

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Middle English · Middle English · monarch adjective

regal

royal, kingly

SOUND: Modern regal continues the Middle English adjective.
MEANING: Royal or kingly expands to magnificent or splendid.
CHRONOLOGY: Merriam-Webster reports use in the fifteenth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

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

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

Regal — American Heritage DictionarycontextHeadword definitions and etymology

Independently supplies the inherited adjective.

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15th century

Merriam-Webster first-known-use report for regal

Century-level source report; no underlying fifteenth-century object was directly inspected.

regal dossier · recorded as regal

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