adjective🔗ShareRoyal, de la royautéOf or relating to royalty."regal authority; the regal title"L'autorité royale ; le titre royalroyalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRoyal, majestueuxBefitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress."The queen's regal bearing commanded attention in the crowded hall. "L'allure royale de la reine attirait l'attention dans la salle bondée.royalappearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRégalA small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; today it has been revived for the performance of music from those times."The student practiced playing the regal, its clear, harmonic tones filling the practice room. "L'étudiant s'exerçait à jouer du régal, ses tons clairs et harmonieux remplissant la salle de répétition.musicorgansoundhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRégaleAn organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these stops took a multitude of forms. Today only one survives that is of universal currency, the so-called Vox Humana."The organist played a beautiful regal, creating a warm, human-like sound in the church. "L'organiste a joué une belle régale, créant un son chaleureux et humain dans l'église.musicorgansoundtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading