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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Professor Sir Simon Wessely, regius chair of psychiatry at King's College London, said the study was "very important", and would help patients make an informed choice.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2021
Sir John, regius professor of medicine at University of Oxford, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the UK's "numbers don't look too intimidating" and he was "encouraged" by what he saw.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2021
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
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
He took his degree in Paris as master of surgery in 1752, and was appointed regius professor of anatomy and director of the Academy of Surgery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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