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regally

/ˈɹiɡəli/REE-guh-lee
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/ˈɹiɡəli/REE-guh-lee

Meaningin a regal way

Common meaning: like a king or queen

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Journey through time

  1. Latinregalis‘royal, kingly’source
  2. Old Frenchregalsource
  3. Englishregal‘kingly’
  4. Englishformed in English from regalregally‘like a king or queen’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from regal + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), REGAL, p.498 · scan

Source words

  • regalis Latin · source word “regal, royal”

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