regious

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/ˈɹiːd͡ʒəs/

adjective

Regal; royal.

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Meanings

adjectiveregious (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteRegal; royal.

    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

    1650, J[ames] H[arrington], The Grounds & Reasons of Monarchy Considered. […]

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Latin rēgius (“royal”) + -ous, from rēx, rēgis (“king”). Doublet of regius.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with regious

prestigiousegregioussacrilegioussortilegious
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Cite this entry
APA

regious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regious

MLA

“regious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regious.

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