Rex

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ɹɛks//

The reigning king.

proper noun

1
The 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.
5
A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēxbor. English Rex From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.

rewind · To wind (something) again.rewrite · The act of writing again or anew.rex · A king, particularly in ancient Rome.

Rex · The reigning king.

Rey · A surname from Spanish.Reyes · A surname from Spanish.Reynolds · A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold.

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