regalitas
Latin
Etymology
Classical rēgālis (“regal, royal”) + -tās (“-ty”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reːˈɡaː.li.taːs/, [reːˈɡäːlʲɪt̪äːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈɡa.li.tas/, [reˈɡäːlit̪äs]
Noun
rēgālitās f (genitive rēgālitātis); third declension (Medieval Latin)
- royal dignity, royalty, regality
- regality, majesty (an honorific title of kings)
- 1219 November, Raymond and Donato de Pinibus (citizens of La Reole), Walter Waddington Shirley, editor, Royal and Other Historical Letters Illustrative of the Reign of Henry III. from the Originals in the Public Record Office (Rerum Britannicarum Medii Ævi Scriptores, or Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages; 27), volume I: 1216–1235, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, published 1862, letter XLV (Royal Letters № 1,043), page 53:
- Noverit ergo vestra excellentia dominum archiepiscopum Auxitanum fuisse quamplurimum gratulatum de literis, quas sibi vestra dignata est regalitas delegare; et cum prius esset curiosus, nunc multo fit curiosior in vestris negotiis pertractandis.
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Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rēgālitās | rēgālitātēs |
| Genitive | rēgālitātis | rēgālitātum |
| Dative | rēgālitātī | rēgālitātibus |
| Accusative | rēgālitātem | rēgālitātēs |
| Ablative | rēgālitāte | rēgālitātibus |
| Vocative | rēgālitās | rēgālitātēs |
Derived terms
- dō in rēgālitātem
- rēgālitātēs
- rēgālitātis sēdēs
- teneō in rēgālitātem
Descendants
- → English: regality
- → French: régalité
- Italian: regalità
- Old French: roialté, roiauté
- → Romanian: regalitate
Further reading
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “regalitas”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, OCLC 1369101
- regalitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- regalitas in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 02.03.08) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016