English

Noun

regnum ‎(plural regnums or regna)

1. (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, also known as kingdom

Synonyms

• kingdom

Latin

Etymology

From rēx ‎(“king”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡ.num/, [ˈreːŋ.nũ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ɲum/, [ˈreɲ.ɲum]

Noun

rēgnum n ‎(genitive rēgnī); second declension

1. royal power, power, control, kingdom, reign

   Sum sine regno.‎

   I am without a kingdom.

2. kingship, royalty

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• rēgnō
• vicerēgnum

Descendants

References

• regnum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• regnum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• REGNUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “regnum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to take upon oneself absolute power: imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupare
    
  • to aspire to the sovereignty: regnum appetere (B. G. 7. 4)
    
  • to obtain the sovereignty, kingly office: regnum adipisci
    
  • to invest some one with royal power: alicui regnum deferre, tradere
    
  • to restore a king to his throne (not in solium): aliquem in regnum restituere
    
  • (ambiguous) to depose a king: aliquem regno spoliare or expellere (Div. 1. 22. 74)
    
• regnum in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly