regal

regal · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromrēgālis“royal, kingly”
2. Old French · derived fromregal“regal, royal”
3. Middle English · inherited fromregal
4. English todayregal

From Middle English regal, from Old French regal (“regal, royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“royal, kingly”), from rex (“king”); also regere (“to rule”). Doublet of royal (“belonging to a monarch”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial.

regal · noun²

1. Old French · derived fromregol“a gutter, channel”
2. Middle French · derived fromrégale
3. Middle English · inherited fromregal
4. English todayregal

From Middle English regal, from Middle French régale, possibly from Old French regol (“a gutter, channel”). Doublet of rail, regula, rigol, and rule.

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