custodes regni

UK/kʌsˈtəʊdiːz ˈɹɜɡnaɪ/UK/kʌsˈtəʊdeɪz ˈɹɜɡnaɪ/

A form of custos regni — A kind of viceregal locum tenens appointed, either alone or jointly, to execute the political duties of a monarch during his or her absence from the seat of government.

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Meanings

nouncustodes regni pl
  1. pluralplural of custos regni

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Origin

Latin: custōdēs (“guards”, “protectors”; “guardians”; “keepers”, “custodians”: nominative plural form of custōs) + rēgnī (genitive singular of rēgnum) = “custodians of royal power” ≈ “guardians of the realm”

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