v. t. [ Pref. re- + gain: cf. F. regagner. ] To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king. See Royal, and cf. Rajah, Realm, Regalia. ] Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal;
He made a scorn of his regal oath. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. régale, It. regale. CF. Rigoll. ] (Mus.) A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To feast; to fare sumtuously. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. régal. See Regale, v. t. ] A sumptuous repast; a banquet. Johnson. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. E. E. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. régale. See Regal. ] A prerogative of royalty. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who regales. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. [ 1913 Webster ]