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Meaning of Regalia
Royal rights which a King has by virtue of his prerogative . These include the power of judicature, of life and death , of war and peace ; over abandoned or ownerless goods ; assessments and minting of money .
Regalia Alternative Definition
This seems to be an abbreviation of “jura regalia,” royal rights, or those rights which a king has by virtue of his prerogative. Hence owners of counties palatine were formerly said to have “jura regalia” in their counties as fully as the king in his palace. 1 Bl. Comm. 117. Some writers divide the royal prerogative into majora and minora regalia, the former including the regal dignity and power, the latter the revenue or fiscal prerogatives of the crovyn. 1 Bl. Comm. 117.
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Concept of “Regalia”
Traditional meaning of regalia in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Royal rights or prerogatives. Regalia majora: such as are part of the King’s sovereignty, inseparable; minora, such as are created or conferred upon him; see 1st Book (“The Rights of Persons”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 241.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Regalia”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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