rex

plural rexes · error unknown tag plural rare reges

1. A king, particularly in ancient Rome.

   And though the sturdy patrician nobility had already gained ground, though the reges attempted gradually to enlarge the scope of their functions—all this does not change the elementary and fundamental character of the constitution, and this alone is essential.

   1902, Frederick Engels, translated by Ernest Untermann, “Gens and State in Rome”, in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, Chicago, Ill.: Charles H[ope] Kerr & Company, →OCLC, page 155

2. An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.

present singular third person rexes · participle present rexing · participle past rexed · past rexed

1. transitiveTo breed (an animal) to have this kind of hair.

1. formalusually italicizedThe reigning king.
2. A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today.
3. A popular name for a dog.
4. An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.

   Synonyms: Hollingsworth

5. A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.

   Synonyms: R.