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re•gi•us

(ˈri dʒi əs, -dʒəs)

adj.
1. of or belonging to a king.
2. (of a British professor) holding a chair founded by or dependent on the sovereign.
[< Latin rēgius, adj. derivative of rēx, s. rēg- king]
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Regius

[ˈriːdʒjəs] ADJ (Brit) (Univ) → regio
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References in classic literature ?
[1] Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882), champion of the orthodoxy of revealed religion, defender of the Oxford movement, and Regius professor of Hebrew and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.
You, a man who should have been Regius Professor at a great University with a thousand students all revering you.
He was, it appeared, a Regius Professor and the author of some half-dozen works on sociology--a record, Owen felt, that almost justified loaf-slinging and earhole clipping in moments of irritation.
Sir Charles Illingworth was Regius Professor of Surgery at the University and Head of the Department of Surgery at Glasgow Western Infirmary.
"This year's shortlisted plays deal with some of the most pressing issues facing the world today," says chair of the judging panel Greg Walker, regius professor of rhetoric and English literature at Edinburgh University.
Simon Milne, regius keeper at RBGE, said: "The planning decision enables us to move forward with what is the most significant project in the garden's history."
Lord Bhattacharyya of Moseley, who died on March 1, was Regius Professor of Manufacturing at the University of Warwick and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as a former Post columnist.
Professor Philip Withers, chief scientist at the Henry Royce Institute and Regius Professor of Materials at the University of Manchester, comments: "Normally, Royce facilities are probing new materials to solve engineering problems in industry, but, when we were approached, we were keen to help.
Dutch Cartesianism and the Birth of Philosophy of Science: From Regius to 's Gravesande
Gikas Hardouvelis, Professor of Finance and Economics, University of Piraeus in Greece, Sir Christopher Pissarides, Regius Professor of Economics, LSE; Professor of European Studies, University of Cyprus, Constantinos Petrides, Minister of Interior, Cyprus and Dimitri Vayanos, Professor of Finance, LSE will give short presentations followed by a Q&A session.
Regius Keeper Simon Milne said: "At a time when the only conifers we may be thinking about are Christmas trees, it is worth knowing that of the world's 615 species, one third are listed as threatened.