different between royalty vs regalia

English

Etymology

From Middle English royaltee, roialtee, royalte, from Old French roialté, roiauté, realté (compare earlier Old French realted (“realm, kingdom”)), from Vulgar Latin *r?g?lit?s, from Latin r?g?lis, equivalent to royal +? -ty.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????lti/

Noun

royalty (countable and uncountable, plural royalties)

1. The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
2. People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
3. A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.
4. The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.
5. (by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.
6. (figuratively) Someone in a privileged position.
7. (poker, slang) A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
8. (Scotland, historical) The bounds of a royal burgh.

Descendants

• ? Danish: royalty
• ? Italian: royalty
• ? Norwegian Bokmål: royalty
• ? Norwegian Nynorsk: royalty
• ? Swedish: royalty

Translations

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN

French

Noun

royalty f (plural royalties)

1. royalty (all senses)

Italian

Etymology

From English royalty.

Noun

royalty m (invariable)

1. royalty (payment)

Further reading

• royalty in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English royalty.

Noun

royalty m (definite singular royaltyen, indefinite plural royaltyer or royalties, definite plural royaltyene)

1. a royalty (payment)

References

• “royalty” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “royalty” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English royalty.

Noun

royalty m (definite singular royaltyen, indefinite plural royaltyar or royalties, definite plural royaltyane)

1. a royalty (payment)

References

• “royalty” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin r?g?lia, neuter plural of r?g?lis (“of a king”), from r?x (“king”). Doublet of regal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????e?l.i.?/
• Rhymes: -e?li?

Noun

regalia pl (plural only)

1. Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
2. The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
3. Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
4. (by extension) Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.

5. (by extension, obsolete) Sumptuous food.

   Synonym: delicacies

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Translations

Noun

regalia (plural regalias)

1. (archaic) A kind of large cigar of superior quality.
   • 1840, Isaac Butt, Irish Life (page 294)

     I have taken care that there's both brandy and whiskey nicely stowed away in the barrack-room, with plenty of prime regalia cigars […]

   • 1850, United States. Congress, Congressional Edition: Volume 552 (page 868)

     The quantity of regalias imported into northern ports is comparatively small.

Related terms

• regal
• royalty

See also

• Crown Jewels

Anagrams

• Algeria, lairage

French

Alternative forms

• régalia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e.?a.lja/

Noun

regalia f (uncountable)

1. regalia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin r?g?lia, “gratuity” sense influenced by regalare.

Noun

regalia f (plural regalie)

1. tip, gratuity

   Synonym: mancia

2. regalia
3. handout

Related terms

• regalare
• regalo (“present”)

Anagrams

• Algeria
• regalai

Latin

Adjective

r?g?lia

1. nominative neuter plural of r?g?lis
2. accusative neuter plural of r?g?lis
3. vocative neuter plural of r?g?lis

References

• regalia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Anagrams

• aligera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

regalia n pl (plural only)

1. regalia

References

• “regalia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.