Rex (title)

The Latin title rex has the meaning of "king, ruler" (monarch).¹² 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).³

References

Dale, Rodney; Puttick, Steve (1997-01-01). The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Wordsworth Editions. pp. 135. ISBN 9781853263859. r. rex regina.
Gray, Debra (2004-01-01). Public Services (uniformed). Heinemann. p. 35. ISBN 9780435456597.
Gibbon, Edward (7 December 2023). "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition): Enriched edition. From the Height of the Roman Empire to the Fall of Byzantium".

[1] Dale, Rodney; Puttick, Steve (1997-01-01). The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Wordsworth Editions. pp. 135. ISBN 9781853263859. r. rex regina.

[2] Gray, Debra (2004-01-01). Public Services (uniformed). Heinemann. p. 35. ISBN 9780435456597.

[3] Gibbon, Edward (7 December 2023). "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition): Enriched edition. From the Height of the Roman Empire to the Fall of Byzantium".

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