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regius definition

re·gius (rē′jəs, -jē əs)

adjective

designating certain professors (Regius professors) at British universities holding chairs founded by royal command

Etymology: ModL < L < rex, a king: see right

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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