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Regale
Regale. The right to the revenues of vacant bishoprics and abbeys and to presentation to their dependent benefices claimed by the kings of Europe during the Middle Ages. The claim was denied by the Papacy and became associated with the Investiture Controversy. In England it is still enjoyed by the Crown over the temporalities of vacant sees (though the revenues are now restored untouched when the newly elected bishop does homage).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Regale." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Regale." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Regale.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Regale." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Regale.html |
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regale
re·gale / riˈgāl/ • v. [tr.] entertain or amuse (someone) with talk: he regaled her with a colorful account of that afternoon's meeting. ∎ lavishly supply (someone) with food or drink: he was regaled with excellent home cooking. DERIVATIVES: re·gale·ment n. ( rare ). |
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"regale." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regale." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-regale.html "regale." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-regale.html |
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regale
regale entertain or feast in a choice manner. XVII. — F. régaler, f. ré- RE- + OF. gale pleasure, joy.
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T. F. HOAD. "regale." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "regale." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-regale.html T. F. HOAD. "regale." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-regale.html |
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