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Regius professor
/ ˈriːdʒɪəs /
noun
- a person appointed by the Crown to a university chair founded by a royal patron
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Regius professor1
C17: regius , from Latin: royal, from rex king
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Example Sentences
In 1884 he was appointed regius professor of modern history at Oxford.
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The Regius Professor invariably maintained that accuracy, not 'pedantry', was his true offence.
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In 1867 he was elected regius professor of Greek at Cambridge and canon of Ely.
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In 1698 he was appointed regius professor of Greek at Oxford, and in 1704 was made archdeacon of Oxford.
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On his arrival in 1549 he was appointed regius professor of divinity at Cambridge.
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