regality noun. [rɪ'galɪti] LME.
[Old French regalité or medieval Latin regalitas, from Latin regalis REGAL adjective: see -ITY.]
1. a. The state or condition of being a king or queen; royalty, sovereignty, sovereign rule. LME.
b. Royal dignity or demeanour. L16.

2. Scottish History.
a. Territorial jurisdiction granted by the king to a powerful subject. Also, land or territory subject to such jurisdiction. Freq. in lord of regality, the person to whom such jurisdiction was granted. LME.
b. A particular territory or area subject to a lord of regality. LME.

3. A country or district subject to royal authority; a kingdom, a monarchical state. L15.

4. a. A right or privilege belonging to or befitting a monarch. Usu. in pl. E16.
b. In pl. Rights and privileges granted by the monarch to the Church. rare. M17-M18.

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