regius

American  

[ree-jee-uhs, -juhs] / ˈri dʒi əs, -dʒəs /

adjective

1. of or belonging to a king.

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

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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

Simon Milne, whose formal title is regius keeper, has been recognised for his services to botany, conservation and horticulture.

From BBC

The only other regius keeper to have received a knighthood since the garden's inception in 1670 was Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour.

From BBC

He abandoned his secular ambitions, returned to Africa and became the bishop of the city of Hippo Regius.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton, told the BBC's Today programme the news of the potential deal between Google and Meta was "healthy" for the market.

From BBC

Professor Keith Shine, Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at the University of Reading, is an author of the new paper.

From Science Daily