regius
Americanadjective
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of or belonging to a king.
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(of a professor in a British university) holding a chair founded by or dependent on the sovereign.
Etymology
Origin of regius
< Latin rēgius worthy of or belonging to a king, royal, equivalent to rēg- (stem of rēx ) king + -ius adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Simon Milne, whose formal title is regius keeper, has been recognised for his services to botany, conservation and horticulture.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
But John Bell, regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, said the current measures did not go far enough and called for a brief but strict national lockdown - known as a “circuit-breaker”.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2020
Sir Richard J Evans, regius professor of history, University of Cambridge, said Serbia, while Dr Heather Jones - associate professor in international history, LSE, named a number of powers - Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2014
His initial misjudgment was exacerbated by doctrinal overreaction against former regius professor Lord Acton's belief that moral judgments in history mattered.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
In 1895 Sanderson was appointed regius professor of medicine at Oxford, resigning the post in 1904; in 1899 he was created a baronet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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