Definition
Relating to or fit for a king or queen; royal and impressive in appearance or manner.
Etymology
From Old French 'regal' and Latin 'regalis,' derived from 'rex' meaning 'king.' The word maintained its royal associations throughout its evolution from Latin through French to English.
Kelly Says
The same Latin root 'rex' that gives us 'regal' also appears in words like 'rector' and 'regime'—basically any word about rule or authority often traces back to this ancient word for kingship.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
koninklik
ko-NINK-lik
BGБългарски
царски
tsar-SKI
BNবাংলা
রাজকীয়
raj-ki-YO
CSČeština
královský
KRAA-lov-skee
DADansk
kongelig
kong-E-lig
DEDeutsch
königlich
KUR-nig-likh
ELΕλληνικά
βασιλικός
va-si-li-KOS
ETEesti
kuninglik
ku-NING-lik
FAفارسی
سلطنتی
sol-ta-na-TI
FISuomi
kuninkaallinen
ku-nin-KAAL-li-nen
HEעברית
מלכותי
mal-khu-TI
HRHrvatski
kraljevski
kral-YEV-ski
HUMagyar
királyi
ki-RAA-yi
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerajaan
ke-ra-ja-an
ITItaliano
regale
re-GA-le
JA日本語
王様らしい
o-sama rashii
LTLietuvių
karališkas
ka-ra-LISH-kas
LVLatviešu
karalisks
ka-ra-LISKS
MSBahasa Melayu
kerajaan
ke-ra-ja-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုရင်ဆန်သော
bhu-rang-hcan-thaw
NLNederlands
koninklijk
KO-nink-lik
NONorsk
kongelig
kong-E-lig
PLPolski
królewski
kro-LEV-ski
PTPortuguês
régio
RE-zhio
RUРусский
королевский
ko-ro-LEV-skiy
SKSlovenčina
kráľovský
KRAA-lyov-skee
SLSlovenščina
kraljevski
kral-YEV-ski
SRСрпски
краљевски
kral-YEV-ski
SVSvenska
kunglig
KUNG-lig
SWKiswahili
kifalme
ki-fal-ME
THไทย
ราชวงศ์
rat-cha-wong
TRTürkçe
kraliyet
kra-li-YET
UKУкраїнська
королівський
ko-ro-LIV-skiy
VITiếng Việt
hoàng gia
hoang gia