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regalia

/ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/ noun C2
  1. Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
  2. The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
  3. Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
  4. Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
  5. Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume. · to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)
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He arrayed himself in the regalia of millionaires and presidents; he took himself to the quarter where life is brightest and showiest, and there dined with taste and luxury.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 26 · C1

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