English

Adjective

regius ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a king; royal.

   regius professor, regius professorship

   regius chair

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the oblique stem reg- of rēx ‎(“king, ruler”) +‎ -ius ‎(adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɡi.us/, [ˈreː.ɡi.ʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒi.us/, [ˈreː.d͡ʒi.us]

Adjective

rēgius m ‎(feminine rēgia, neuter rēgium); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to a king; kingly, regal, royal.
2. Magnificent, splendid, distinguished, worthy of a king.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• rēgia
• Cōdex Rēgius

Descendants

• Italian: regio

References

• regius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• regius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• REGIUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “regius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • monarchy: imperium singulare, unius dominatus, regium imperium
    
  • to assume a despotic tone: regios spiritus sibi sumere
    
  • to destroy a despotism, tyranny: regios spiritus reprimere (Nep. Dion. 5. 5)