adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
rēgius
rēgius (feminine rēgia, neuter rēgium)
Classical[ˈreː.ɡi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.us]
rēgie sg. voc. m.№ 561 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- adjectivekingly, regal, royal (of or pertaining to a king)
- adjectivemagnificent, splendid, distinguished (worthy of a king)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod rēgis est; sella rēgia.rēgius -a -um — in Mille Verba, Aula Rēgia
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Regius · Regalis
Regius means, what belongs to a king, and descends from kings; regalis, what is suitable to a king, and worthy of him. (iv. 93 v. 48.)
Locus · Tractus · Regio · Plaga
Locus (λόχος) denotes a space, as a single point, like τόπος; tractus (from trahere) as a line, with the notion of extension to a distance, as a tract of country, something like κλίμα; regio (from ῥῆχος, ὄρχος,) as a circle, with the included notion of the environs, like the surrounding country, χῶρος; plaga (πλάξ) principally as a surface or plain.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rēgius | rēgia | rēgium |
| genitive | rēgiī | rēgiae | rēgiī |
| dative | rēgiō | rēgiae | rēgiō |
| accusative | rēgium | rēgiam | rēgium |
| ablative | rēgiō | rēgiā | rēgiō |
| vocative | rēgie | rēgia | rēgium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rēgiī | rēgiae | rēgia |
| genitive | rēgiōrum | rēgiārum | rēgiōrum |
| dative | rēgiīs | rēgiīs | rēgiīs |
| accusative | rēgiōs | rēgiās | rēgia |
| ablative | rēgiīs | rēgiīs | rēgiīs |
| vocative | rēgiī | rēgiae | rēgia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- terra (regio) mediterranea
- an inland region; the interior.
- regios spiritus sibi sumere
- to assume a despotic tone.
- regios spiritus reprimere (Nep. Dion. 5. 5)
- to destroy a despotism, tyranny.
- imperium singulare, unius dominatus, regium imperium
- monarchy.
- accipere aliquem (bene, copiose, laute, eleganter, regio apparatu, apparatis epulis)
- to entertain, regale a person.
rēgĭus, a, um, adj. rex,
I. of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal.
I. Lit.:
cum esset habendus rex, quicumque genere regio natus esset, Cic. Rep. 1, 33, 50: potestas, id. ib. 2, 9, 15; 2, 23, 43; 2, 32, 56: nomen, id. ib. 2, 23, 43; 2, 28, 51: civitas, id. ib. 2, 29, 52: insignia, id. ib. 2, 17, 31: ornatus, id. ib. 2, 21, 38; id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116: apparatus, id. Rep. 6, 10, 10: exercitus, Caes. B. C. 3, 104: praefectus, id. ib. 3, 104 et saep.: anni, i. e. the reign of the kings (at Rome), Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29; 2, 30, 53: auctio, i. e. of royal property, Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 96: ales, i. e. the eagle, Ov. M. 4, 362: genus imperii proximum similitudini regiae, very much resembling regal power, Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 56: bellum, with a king, id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50: regios nutus tueri, purposes, id. Fam 12, 1, 1: regia, crede mihi, res est succurrere lapsis, befitting kings, Ov. P. 2, 9, 11; cf.: regia res scelus est, id. F. 6, 595: sponsus, Hor. C. 3, 2, 10: genus, id. ib. 2, 4, 15: sanguis, id. ib. 3, 27, 65: stirps, Curt. 6, 2, 8: virgo, princess, Ov. M. 2, 570; 13, 523: puer, Verg. A. 1, 677: conjux, id. ib. 2, 783: parens, Ov. M. 13, 484: legatio, Liv. 35, 32: imperium, Sen. Med. 189: cohors, Curt. 10, 7, 16: interitus regii, Val. Max. 1, 8, 11: superbum istud et regium, nisi, etc., Plin. Pan. 7, 6.—Hence, esp.: lex regia, a law investing the emperor with all the power and authority of the Roman people, Just. Inst. 1, 2, 6 Sandars ad loc.—As subst. A. Rē-gĭi, ōrum, m.
1. (Sc. milites.) The royal troops, the king's soldiers, Nep. Dat. 1, 4.—
2. The satraps of the king, the nobles of the royal court, Nep. Ages. 8, 3.—
B. rēgĭa, ae, f.
1. (Sc. domus.) A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence, the court (cf.:
aula, palatium): in regia regem ipsum quasi productum esse ad dignitatem, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52; Caes. B. C. 3, 112: in vestibulo regiae, Liv. 1, 40: exaedificata, id. 35, 31: regiam occupare, Hor. C. 2, 18, 6; Ov. F. 4, 599: opulenta, Cat. 62, 44: Polycratis regia, Suet. Calig. 21.—b. In partic., the royal castle of Numa, situated on the Sacra Via, close by the temple of Vesta, used subsequently for priestly purposes (for appointed sacrifices, for meetings of the priests, as a residence of the Pontifex, etc.): haec est a sacris quae via nomen habet; Hic locus est Vestae, qui Pallada servat et ignem;
Hic fuit antiqui regia parva Numae, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 30; cf. id. F. 6, 264; Varr. L. L. 6, § 12 Müll.; Fest. p. 178 ib.; Macr. S. 1, 15; 16; S. C. ap. Gell. 4, 6, 2; Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 6; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 363; Cic. Mil. 14, 37 Ascon.; id. Att. 10, 3, a, 1; Plin. 34, 8, 18, § 48 al.— Hence, atrium regium, the hall of this regia, Liv. 26, 27, 3.—c. Transf.
(a). The royal tent in a camp, Liv. 2, 12, 10; cf.:
armatus exercitus regiam obsedit, Curt. 9, 5, 30; 6, 2, 9: vestibulum regiae, id. 7, 1, 4. — (b). The court, i. e. the royal family, the king and his courtiers (cf. aula;
first under Aug.): tulit et Romana regia sceleris tragici exemplum, Liv. 1, 46: quicunque propinquitate regiam contigisset, id. 24, 22 fin.; Tac. A. 6, 34: Callistus prioris quoque regiae peritus, id. ib. 11, 29; cf. id. ib. 14, 13; Petr. poët. 5, 4; Curt. 6, 6, 2.— * 2. (Sc. urbs.) A royal city, residence, capital (poet. and in postAug. prose):
Croesi regia Sardes, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2: non haec dotalis regia Amatae, i. e. Laurentum, Verg. A. 9, 737: Caesarea, Jubae regia, Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.— 3. A pure Lat. name for basilica, a colonnade, portico, hall (not ante-Aug.): dum lectica ex regiā domum redeo, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76:
theatri, Suet. Aug. 31 fin.; Ascon. ap. Cic. Aem. Scaur. § 45 (p. 27 Orell.); cf. Vitr. 5, 7 fin.; Stat. S. 1, 1, 30. — 4. A pure Lat. name for the plant basilisca (v. h. v.), App. Herb. 128. —
II. Trop., royal, regal, princely, splendid, magnificent, distinguished (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. regalis):
forma, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 10: moles, splendid edifices, Hor. C. 2, 15, 1: vestis, Vulg. Act. 12, 21.— As an epithet of any remarkable production of nature or art: olea, Col. 5, 8, 3; 12, 49, 2; 7: pira, id. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56; laurus, id. 15, 30, 39, § 129: charta, Cat. 22, 6 et saep.: regius morbus, the jaundice (because it was said to be cured by delicate remedies, by exciting to cheerfulness, etc.), Cels. 3, 24; Varr. ap. Plin. 22, 24, 53, § 114; Ser. Samm. 58, 1033; Hor. A. P. 453: regia stella, a large star in the constellation Leo, now called Regulus, Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 235. — Hence, adv.: rēgĭē, royally, regally, splendidly, sumptuously, magnificently; imperiously, despotically: accubabo regie, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 53: regie polita aedificia, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10: quae regie seu potius tyrannice statuit in aratores Apronius, imperiously, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 48, § 115: crudeliter et regie factum, id. Cat. 1, 12, 30.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rēgius adj.
rex, of a king, kingly, royal, regal : genere regio natus: potestas: apparatus: exercitus, Cs.: anni, i. e. the reign of the kings (at Rome): a<*>es, i. e. the eagle , O.: genus imperi proximum similitudini regiae, closely resembling royalty : bellum, with a king : regios nutūs tueri, the king's orders : sponsus, H.: virgo, princess , O.: parens, O.: legatio, L.—Plur m . as subst, the king's troops : regii, i. e. regia acies, L.: fama ad regios perlata, the satraps , N.— Like a king, worthy of a king, royal, kingly, magnificent : Regia res est succurrere lapsis, O.: Regia res scelus est, O.: morbus, jaundice (because the patient was to live like a king), H.— Of a palace : atrium, of the castle of Numa , L.
Origins
Derived from the oblique stem rēg- of rēx (“king, ruler”) + -ius (adjective-forming derivational suffix).
Descendants
- Catalanregi
- Englishregious
- Englishregius
- Italianregio
- Romanianregiu
- Portugueserégio
- Spanishregio