regale

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

REGA'LE, noun The prerogative of monarchy. REGA'LE, noun [See the verb, below.] A magnificent entertainment or treat given to embassadors and other persons of distinction. REGA'LE, verb transitive [Eng. gale, gallant, jolly; Gr.] To refresh; to entertain with something that delights; to gratify, as the senses; as, to regale the taste, the eye or the ear. The birds of the forest regale us with their songs. REGA'LE, verb transitive To feast; to fare sumptuously.
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