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Rex [rɛks]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) king: part of the official title of a king, now used chiefly in documents, legal proceedings, inscriptions on coins, etc Compare Regina1
[Latin]
rex (rɛks; Eng. rɛks)

n., pl. re•ges (ˈrɛ gɛs; Eng. ˈri dʒiz)
Latin.
king.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rex - a male sovereignRex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
king, male monarch
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
King of England, King of Great Britain - the sovereign ruler of England
King of France - the sovereign ruler of France
King of the Germans - the sovereign ruler of the Germans
crowned head, monarch, sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
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De balena vero sufficit, si rex habeat caput, et regina caudam.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Amongst many other questions, he asked me, "Now that George Rex is dead, how many more of the family of Rexes are yet alive?
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Abbas beati Martini, SCILICET REX FRANCIAE, est canonicus de consuetudine et habet parvam proebendam quam habet sanctus Venantius, et debet sedere in sede thesaurarii
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