regius

[ ree-jee-uhs, -juhs ]

/ ˈri dʒi əs, -dʒəs /

of or belonging to a king.

(of a professor in a British university) holding a chair founded by or dependent on the sovereign.

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<Latin rēgius worthy of or belonging to a king, royal, equivalent to rēg- (stem of rēx) king + -ius adj. suffix

Electric power is ascribed to a species of cusk (Urophycis regius), but this perhaps needs verification.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
In addition they must keep an act, which consists in reading a thesis previously approved by the Regius Professor of Physic.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
Henry also founded Regius professorships of Hebrew and Greek.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
Next year he persuaded the magistracy to issue an order forbidding Regius to travel beyond the received doctrine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various

A combination known as the Regius Company took over Paige's interest, but accomplished nothing.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine