Rex (title)
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Latin title that means "king"
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The Latin title rex has the meaning of "king, ruler" (monarch).[1] [2] It is derived from Proto-Indo-European *h3rḗǵs. Its cognates include Sanskrit rājan , Gothic reiks , and Old Irish rí , etc. Its Greek equivalent is archon (ἄρχων), "leader, ruler, chieftain".
The chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom was titled Rex Romae (King of Rome).
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[edit ]- ^ Dale, Rodney; Puttick, Steve (1997年01月01日). The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms . Wordsworth Editions. pp. 135. ISBN 9781853263859.
r. rex regina.
- ^ Gray, Debra (2004年01月01日). Public Services (uniformed). Heinemann. p. 35. ISBN 9780435456597.
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