Middle English Dictionary Entry
rē̆gā̆lī(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rē̆gā̆lī(e n. Also regalli(e, regalẹ̄. |
| Etymology | L rēgālia; cp. OF regalie, regally. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. regale n., from which this word is not always distinguishable.
1.
(a) Royal status, power, right, prerogative; sovereignty, kingship; also, splendor; stok of ~, royal blood; court of worldli ~, king's law court; (b) symbolic royal appurtenances, regalia; national treasure; a scepter [quot.: c1450]; (c) a kingdom, an empire; (d) a royal court; also, an archbishop's court; (e) pre-eminence, dominion; (f) your (heigh) ~, a form of address for a god or king: your highness, your majesty.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)prol.103 : Justice of lawe tho was holde, The privilege of regalie Was sauf, and al the baronie Worschiped was.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)prol.219 : The Court of worldly regalie To hem [clerks] was thanne no baillie.
- (1395) Wycl.37 Concl.(Tit D.1)29 : Summe constituciouns in the decretals ben..contrarie to the kingis regalie.
- (1397) RParl.3.379a : I dede evyll and aȝeyns his Regalie and his Estate.
- (c1400) Gower PP (Eg 2862)9 : The highe god..The right which longeth to thi regalie Declared hath to stonde in thi persone.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.6 : Pelleus..Helde the lordschipe and the regallye Of this yle as gouernour and kyng.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.391 : His breþer..wer foreyn fro stok of regalye, Oute of þe lyne born in bastardie.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.4062 : Priam..assentid was Pleinly to haue put & set in iuparte Holy þe honour of his regalye.
- c1425(?a1400) Arthur (Lngl 55)129 : Arthour wolde..Hold a fest at Eestour Of regalye & worthynesse.
- ?c1430(c1400) Wycl.Possessioners (Corp-C 296)130 : Þes possessioners..dampnen..þe kyngis regalie..for to meyntene here false geten possessions.
- ?1435(1432) Lydg.Hen.VI Entry (Jul B.2)105 : Ther was a tour..arrayed with welvettes..and tapcerye, As apperteynyth to his regalye.
- ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul.(Jul B.2)52 : He hadde recouered his dignyte, Regalye, and honourable estate.
- (1450) RParl.5.177b : The said Duke..purposyng..to depose you of youre high Regalie.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)3068 : Dame Venus..hath the regalye Throgh the worlde.
- c1450(?a1422) Lydg.LOL (Dur-U Cosin V.2.16)5.106 : The kynge moost worthi of renooun, Was borne that tyme to haue the Regale of Iwes lande.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)156 : Ho may be like..The Regalye of thordir domynaunt, The Thronys celsitude of Cherubyn?
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)271 : Kyng Richard..seid..That he wold resigne his regaly.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)67 : Þe prest beriþ fals witnes, and..refiþ God his regaly.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.KEng.(1) (Hrl 372)174 : Edward..xix yeer heelde heer his regalye.
- c1480(1460) Let.Q.Marg.to City (Add 48031)142 : The late duc .., imaginyg bi divers and many weyes and meaynes the destruccion of my lordis good grace .. hathe now late .. feyned a tytle to my lordis coronne .. and fully prepose ta have deposed him of his regally.
- a1500(1413) ?Hoccl.Poems PS (Eg 615)p.xxx/40 : This grace I graunte them of my Regalye, That I schal hem receyve vnto my peas.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.5707 : Þe kyng in open parlement Crowned sat in his regalie.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)5.443 : Vp-on his hed lat be set a crowne, Grauntynge to hym scepter and regally.
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)419/286 : They..cast hem to resygne Sceptre and crowne with al the Regalie To yonge Fremund.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)8.3113 : He as a kyng is crownid in Fairie, With sceptre and suerd & with his regalie.
- c1450 WBible(2) (Bod 277)Wisd.6.22 : Or regalies [Roy: ȝe kyngis..deliten in..kyngis ȝerdis ether regaltees; L sceptris].
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.TWoe (Hrl 2255)178 : Reken vp the realmes and the monarchyes, Of erthly princes..With theyre sceptres and theyr regalyes.
- a1486(a1460) Coron.Kings Eng.in Archaeol.57 (Mrg M 775)50 : The abbot shall mynister to him the wyne of a stone chalyse of the regalies.
c
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)7.1394 : Dauid..in his regalie Heeld of Iewes al hool the monarchie.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)479/190 : Body and sawle we schall hir [Mary] assende, To regne in þis regally.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)3.399 : Too egles..signifiede ij regalies [Trev.: emperes], of Asia and of Europe.
- a1500 ABCArist.(Hrl 1304)66/27 : Rewle wel þi Regalli, as right is And Reson; See to thi sogettis.
d
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.2205 : Ther myhte be no worse thing Aboute a kinges regalie Thanne is the vice of flaterie.
- c1450(a1449) Lydg.SSecr.(Sln 2464)1125 : It longith also to a kyng, With Instrumentys of hevenly Armonye..To Recounfoorte and glade his Regallye.
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)98/2913 : For the aqueyntaunce I had of god of lovis regally And of the folkis of his company..The departyng welle nygh did me dy.
- (1467-8) RParl.5.633a : The Kyng..hath ordeyned..that..in every of the Kynges Courtes..and in Regalie and Court of the Archebishop of York..every persone that wille sue..be admitted.
e
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.5608 : Mercuryus..Of rethorik..hath lordschipe and hool þe regalye.
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)379/98 : Grace..of alle vertues hath the regalie.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.2011 : Bachus..hath the gouernaunce Off wynis alle and the regalie.
- c1450(a1449) Lydg.SSecr.(Sln 2464)432 : Virgile..had the Regalye..Above al othir Poete.
- a1450(?1420) Lydg.TG (Tan 346)261 : Þe rubie..Of al stones..haþ þe regalie.
f
- (c1426) Paston2.511 : Like it vnto your hie regalie and wise discrecions to considre the myscheves bifore rehersid.
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)92/2718 : Bisechith this vnto yowre regally Most humbly Yowre servaunt, Charlis duk of Orlyaunce.
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)100/2998 : If it plese myght to yowre regally To knowe my fare..I am in hele.
- (1459) RParl.5.370b : We..pray youre moost high Regalie, that the same Lord be commytted to prison.