Re-gā'li-ă, n. pl.

n. pl. [L. Lat., from Lat. regalis, regal. See REGAL and REGALE.]

1. That which belongs to royalty; especially, the rights and prerogatives of a king.
2. Ensigns of royalty; regal symbols or paraphernalia.
3. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of freemasons, &c.

Regalia of a church, the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony. Brande.