adj io,iā. pertaining to king or state : cís rigdae, gl. vectigal , Sg. 52b9 . huand seirc rigdai .i. follais no choitchinn, gl. publico affectu, Ml. 124d13 . rigdaib .i. coitchennaib, gl. publicis [beneficiis], 126a9 . Regal, royal : ina chathaír rigdai, FA 8 . draíde rigda, PH 6970 (of the Magi or Kings of the East). Generally in wider sense kingly, majestic, noble : is rígda in costud, BDD 73 . cenél rigda do síl Abrahaim (of the Israelites), PH 1703 . in popul rígdai Rómanach, 471 . in sét rigdai triasa roichet na fíreoin in flaith nemdai, 5904 . an síol ríogha the royal (dynastic) family , 2 Kings xi 1 . i bpíoláidibh ríoghdha, TSh. 912 . In SR freq. in chevilles: rigda scél, SR 7231 . rígda in sēt, 7894 . 4243 . 7331 . Of persons: in Félire freq. epithet of saints: epscop Rónán rígdae, Fél. Feb. 9 . paiss Processi rigdai, July 2 . ind rígan rigda (of St Brigit), Hy. iv 10 F (ríga, righdha v.ll.). ridire . . . ríoga, ZCP xii 396.13 . damhradh ríodha ra-chalma, TD 16.3 (: síodha). superl. cach ní . . . ba rígdu dá rigaib, LL 219a48 ( TTr. 169 ). In pl. as subst.: ro marbait a righdha `the royal retinue', Ériu v 158.212 .