the actress's regal bearing makes her a perfect choice to play royalty on the screen
envisioned a regal wedding with hundreds of guests, a full choir, and a reception at the fanciest hotel in town
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This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 Adventurer, a plum burgundy that will give your space a regal interior.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026 Continuing her Italy trip’s Eat, Pray, Love theme, the Princess of Wales showed a very regal trick for keeping her heirlooms clean while making pasta at a farm in Felino.—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026 Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for regal
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin regalis — more at royal