regius
[ ree-jee-uh s, -juh s ]
/ ˈri dʒi əs, -dʒəs /
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adjective
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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Nearby words
- registration document,
- registration number,
- registration plate,
- registry,
- registry office,
- regius professor,
- regle,
- reglet,
- regma,
- regmaker
Origin of regius
< Latin rēgius worthy of or belonging to a king, royal, equivalent to rēg- (stem of rēx) king + -ius adj. suffix
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