WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•gal•i•ty
(ri gal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- Governmentroyalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
- Governmenta right or privilege pertaining to a sovereign.
- Governmenta kingdom.
- Government(in Scotland)
- territorial jurisdiction of a royal nature formerly conferred by the sovereign.
- a territory subject to such jurisdiction.
- Medieval Latin rēgālitās. See regal1, -ity
- Middle French
- late Middle English regalite 1375–1425