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)
- (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
- 1656, James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana
References
regious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913