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regalement|rɪˈgeɪlmənt|
[f. prec. + -ment; cf. It. regalamento, Sp. -miento.]
1. The act of regaling, refreshment, entertainment.
1708J. Philips Cyder ii. 73 The Muses still require Humid regalement. 1799Mrs. J. West Tale of Times I. 68 The long oaken tables..which used to administer to the regalement of his tenants at Christmas. 1852Blackw. Mag. LXXII. 231 With no other regalement for the ear than the hoarse braying of the beaters.
2. A means of regaling; a dainty.
1818Southey Lett. (1856) III. 89 Sweet butter, caudle, and other such regalements. |