Regalia
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Regalia is the set of emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royal status, as well as rights, prerogatives and privileges enjoyed by a sovereign, regardless of title. The word originally referred to the elaborate formal dress and accessories of a sovereign, but now it also refers to any type of elaborate formal dress. The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis, "regal", itself from rex, "king". It is sometimes used in the singular, regale.[note 1]
In the abstract
The term can refer to the
Royal dress, accessories, and associated pomp
Some
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Each culture, even each monarchy and dynasty within one culture, may have its own historical traditions, and some even have a specific name for its regalia, or at least for an important subset, such as:
- The Honours of Scotland
- The Nigerian Royal Regalia
- The Three Sacred Treasures of the Emperor of Japan
- The Imperial Regalia of the emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire
But some elements occur in many traditions.
Headgear
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- Cap of Maintenance
Other regal dress and jewelry
- Armills—bracelets
- (Ermine) coronation mantle
- Gloves
- Barmi (Бармы) or barmas, a detachable silk collar with medallions of precious material sewn to it,Moscovy
- signet-ring, a practical attribute of his power to command legally
Hand-held symbols of power
along with other regalia.
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