Regalia
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Regalia is Latin plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a sovereign.
The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis, "regal", itself from Rex, "king". It is sometimes used in the singular, regale.
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For other meanings, such as the generalization of the term to all decorations or insignia indicative of a lower office (such as a Chain of Office) or of membership in an order or society;
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