in Law, the rights and prerogatives of a king. See PREROGATIVE.

Regalia is also used for the apparatus of a coronation; as the crown, the sceptre with the cross, that with the dove, St. Edward's staff, the globe, and the orb with the cross, four several swords, &c.—The regalia of Scotland were deposited in the castle of Edinburgh in the year 1707, in what is called the jewel office. The room was a few years ago opened by some commissioners appointed by the king, when the large chest in which it is supposed they were placed was examined; but nothing was found in it. It is very generally thought that the regalia were carried to the Tower of London in the reign of Queen Anne; and a crown is there shown which is called the Scotch crown. This, however, does not appear to be the real crown of Scotland. It seems, therefore, most probable that the Scottish regalia must have been taken away by stealth, and either destroyed or melted down.

LORD OF REGALITY, in Scots Law. See LAW, No. clviii., 4.

COURT OF REGARD. See FOREST-COURTS.