NODE / 0761attestedMiddle English
regal
TRANSLITERATION regal
royal, kingly
- DATE
- Middle English
- SENSE
- monarch adjective
- FAMILY
- Indo-European / West Germanic
- CANONICAL KEY
- node:2:regal:attested:sense:monarch-adjective
Merriam-Webster and American Heritage report Middle English.
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Old French · Old French · monarch adjectiveregal
royal, kingly
- SOUND
- Middle English regal was borrowed through Old French, with direct Latin or Anglo-French transmission also reported.
- MEANING
- The monarch adjective enters English while the exact medieval channel remains plural in the authorities.
- SCHOLAR
- Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- CONFIDENCE
- probable — American Heritage gives Old French; Merriam-Webster permits Anglo-French or Latin.
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- SOUND
- Modern regal continues the Middle English adjective.
- MEANING
- Royal or kingly expands to magnificent or splendid.
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