regal definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

or

relating

to

royalty

.

Noun

A

small

,

portable

organ

whose

sound

is

produced

by

brass

beating

reeds

without

amplifying

resonators

.

Its

tone

is

keen

and

rich

in

harmonics

.

The

regal

was

common

in

the

16th

and

17th

centuries

,

and

has

been

revived

for

the

performance

of

music

from

those

times

.