regality means royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. It carries an Arena rating of 1360, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, regality ranks #4,868 of 13,217 for Most Beautiful Words, #6,069 of 13,217 for Most Elegant Words, #6,841 of 13,217 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,944 of 13,217 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “regality” is a great word
REGALITY — [Noun] The abstract quality, state, or prerogatives of being royal; sovereign jurisdiction. Its etymology flows from the Late Latin rēgālitās, built from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”) and the noun-forming suffix -ity, through Old French into Middle English. Unlike “royalty,” which denotes concrete legal status and revenue, or “majesty,” which conveys inherent grandeur, regality is the condition and apparatus of kingship itself. It is the weight of a scepter in an ungloved hand, the silent circumference of space maintained around a moving throne, and the precise chill of marble beneath a coronation robe—not merely the crown, but the invisible architecture of power that makes a head worthy of it.
Etymology
From Middle English regalite, from Old French, from Late Latin rēgālitās, from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), equivalent to regal + -ity. Doublet of royalty.
noun
- Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.“Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […]”
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- regal 88% match — Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty. vs regality →
- regalia 85% match — Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.). vs regality →
- citizenship 84% match — The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen. vs regality →
- omnisovereignty 84% match — Unlimited, unconditional sovereignty, often attributed to a supreme being. vs regality →
- lordliness 84% match — The property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord. vs regality →
- outlawry 84% match — A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. vs regality →
- lorddom 84% match — The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord vs regality →
- imperium 84% match — Supreme power; dominion. vs regality →