regal

IPA: rˈigʌɫ

noun

  • (music) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.
  • (music) An organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the 16th and 17th centuries these stops took a multitude of forms. Today only one survives that is of universal currency, the so-called vox humana.

adjective

  • Of or relating to royalty.
  • Befitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
  • Befitting a king, or emperor.
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Examples of "regal" in Sentences

  • The couple had been wed in regal splendor, perched atop a pair of jewelled elephants.
  • She thought that John was a king of Scotland, and standing before her in regal attire.
  • Wonder Woman, often times written very pretentious and regal, is written to show her humorous and compassionate side.
  • He came at last in regal state, carriages and outriders at full gallop; himself, staff and suite, in splendid uniform.
  • For a moment their flashing orbs vied in regal rivalry; but at length the spirit of the mere animal yielded to the genius of the man.
  • Going through my relaxation exercises at night, I would imagine myself astride their considerable girth, soaring through the sky in regal splendour.
  • At one end of the apartment was a large fresco painting, full size, of Fetteh Ali Shah, in regal array, with a numerous party of his sons standing around him.
  • Clark im a projectionist in a small theater outside altantic city, nj. i wouldnt go so far as to call it independent but we do play independent movies when the opportunity comes. we've had to cut costs due to fact that its such a small theater and the regal is up the street.

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