regius

[ ree-jee-uhs, -juhs ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of regius¹

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

Example Sentences

His daughter was the mother of Sbastien Cramoisy, typographus regius, who inherited the establishment of his grandfather.

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A combination known as the Regius Company took over Paige's interest, but accomplished nothing.

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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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That those who purchase estates shall obtain the consensus regius (royal consent).

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