Regalia

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.

A privilege, prerogative, or right of property pertaining to a sovereign. The regalia includes the power of judicature of life and death, of war and peace, of masterless goods as estrays; of assessments, and of minting money. In England the term was sometimes applied to things, as the crown and sceptre, etc., and sometimes to the dignity, power, and pecuniary rights of the king. The term differs from sovereignty as being applicable to both things and to rights to things, and also as not being inherent in or inseparable from the sovereign power,- for regalia may he alienated, either with or without the consent of parliament. 1 Ilall, Int. Law 150. Upon the breaking up of the Roman Empire, the princes and cities which declared themselves independent, appropriated to themselves those parts in which nn\ure, most rich and liberal, yields extraordinary products. These portions or reserved rights were called regalia. Id.

Besides the popular use of this word in the sense of emblems of royalty, indicia of sovereignty, it is used in old law for the king's royal rights, his prerogative: considered to comprise power of judicature; power of life and death; power of war and peace; masterless goods; assessments; minting of money.