Regal

a. [Lat. regalis, from rex, regis, a king; It. regale, reale, Sp. & Pg. real, Pr. reial, rial, O. Fr. real, reial, roial, N. Fr. royal.] Pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, a regal title; regal authority; regal state, pomp, or splendor; regal power or sway. He made a scorn of his regal oath. Milton. Syn.—Kingly; royal. See KINGLY.