the actress's regal bearing makes her a perfect choice to play royalty on the screen
envisioned a regal wedding with hundreds of guests, a full choir, and a reception at the fanciest hotel in town
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The navy tone is regal and classic without being too dark or too bright, and this dress can work for any season.—Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 9 June 2026 And my dad had these very regal manners.—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026 The City, for example, includes the German President Paul von Hindenburg, passing by in a motorcar, as well as circus folk and Roma and a regal Turkish mousetrap salesman who might have been painted by Goya.—Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026 For decades, Cartagena's regal promenade, once the gateway to this nearly 500-year-old city in Colombia, was crowned by a collection of heritage landmark buildings that languished in various states of disrepair.—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for regal
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin regalis — more at royal