An area of south-western Northumberland over which the Bishops of Hexham, Lindisfarne, and Durham, and the Archbishop of York, exercised a quasi-royal jurisdiction at various times.
Origin
Early 16th century.
Definition of regality of Hexham in US English:
regality of Hexham
noun
historical
An area of south-western Northumberland over which the Bishops of Hexham, Lindisfarne, and Durham, and the Archbishop of York, exercised a quasi-royal jurisdiction at various times.