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Definition of Regale
1. Verb. Provide with choice or abundant food or drink. "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
Specialized synonyms: Wine, Alcoholize, Feast, Feed
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Related verbs: Treat
Derivative terms: Treat
Definition of Regale
1. n. A prerogative of royalty.
2. v. t. To enerta&?;n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.
3. v. i. To feast; t&?; fare sumtuously.
4. n. A sumptuous repast; a banquet.
Definition of Regale
1. Noun. A feast, meal. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To provide a meal and entertainment for someone. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To please someone with entertainment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Regale
1. to delight [v -GALED, -GALING, -GALES] - See also: delight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regale
Literary usage of Regale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"THE IRISH MIRABILIA IN THE NORSE "SPECULUM regale". BY KUNO MEYER. ... He did
so, and called his book Speculum regale, not boastfully, but because it was to ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"But in 1673 the Government thought the time had come for enforcing uniformity;
and Louis formally declared the regale universally binding throughout the ..."
3. A History of the British Empire: From the Accession of Charles I. to the by George Brodie (1822)
"... entitled, The difference between Dominium regale and Dominium ... that is
called Dominium regale tantum. After hym Belus that was called first a Kyng, ..."
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