rex sacrorum

noun

A senatorial priesthood in Ancient Rome, reserved for patricians.

OriginLatin rex →
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Meanings

nounrex sacrorum (plural reges sacrorum)

plural reges sacrorum

  1. historicalA senatorial priesthood in Ancient Rome, reserved for patricians.

Origin

  1. Latinrex“king”
  2. Englishrex sacrorum

Borrowed from Latin rex (“king”) + sacrorum (“of the sacred”).

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