regius
[ ree-jee-uh s, -juh s ]
/ ˈri dʒi əs, -dʒəs /
adjective
of or belonging to a king.
(of a professor in a British university) holding a chair founded by or dependent on the sovereign.
Origin of regius
< Latin
rēgius worthy of or belonging to a king, royal, equivalent to
rēg- (stem of
rēx) king +
-ius adj. suffix