regious

English

Etymology

From Latin regius (“royal”), from rex, regis (“king”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒəs/
  • Homophone: Regius
  • Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒəs

Adjective

regious (comparative more regious, superlative most regious)

  1. (obsolete) regal; royal
    • 1656, James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana:
      I would fain ask the Regious Defenders , by what Law they can maintain Governments to be inherent in one , and to be tranſmitted to his Ofspring

References

“regious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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