/ri gal"i tee/ , n. , pl. regalities .
1. royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
2. a right or privilege pertaining to a sovereign.
3. a kingdom.
4. (in Scotland)
a. territorial jurisdiction of a royal nature formerly conferred by the sovereign.
b. a territory subject to such jurisdiction.
[ 1375-1425; late ME regalite regalitas. See REGAL 1 , -ITY ]