REX | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Rex

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Latin, literally ‘king’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: rɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the reigning king (used following a name or in the titles of lawsuits, e.g. Rex v. Jones: the Crown versus Jones)

Short Definition:

reigning king used following name or in titles of lawsuits

Examples:
  • a helmet boldly inscribed with the initials GR (George Rex) for George III
  • Justice Wilmot's unpublished 1765 judgment in Rex versus Almon

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