rēgĭus — Lewis & Short
rēgĭus, a, um, adj.rex,
I of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal.
I Lit.:
cum esset habendus rex, quicumque genere regio natus esset,Cic. Rep. 1, 33, 50:
potestas,id. ib. 2, 9, 15; 2, 23, 43;
2, 32, 56: nomen,id. ib. 2, 23, 43;
2, 28, 51: civitas,id. ib. 2, 29, 52:
insignia,id. ib. 2, 17, 31:
ornatus,id. ib. 2, 21, 38; id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:
apparatus,id. Rep. 6, 10, 10:
exercitus,Caes. B. C. 3, 104:
praefectus,id. ib. 3, 104 et saep.: anni, i. e. the reign of the kings (at Rome), Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29; 2, 30, 53:
auctio,i. e. of royal property, Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 96:
ales,i. e. the eagle, Ov. M. 4, 362:
genus imperii proximum similitudini regiae,very much resembling regal power, Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 56:
bellum,with a king, id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:
regios nutus tueri,purposes, id. Fam 12, 1, 1:
regia, crede mihi, res est succurrere lapsis,befitting kings, Ov. P. 2, 9, 11; cf.:
regia res scelus est,id. F. 6, 595:
sponsus,Hor. C. 3, 2, 10:
genus,id. ib. 2, 4, 15:
sanguis,id. ib. 3, 27, 65:
stirps,Curt. 6, 2, 8:
virgo,princess, Ov. M. 2, 570; 13, 523:
puer,Verg. A. 1, 677:
conjux,id. ib. 2, 783:
parens,Ov. M. 13, 484:
legatio,Liv. 35, 32:
imperium,Sen. Med. 189:
cohors,Curt. 10, 7, 16:
interitus regii,Val. Max. 1, 8, 11: superbum istud et regium, nisi, etc., Plin. Pan. 7, 6.—Hence, esp.:
lex regia,a law investing the emperor with all the power and authority of the Roman people, Just. Inst. 1, 2, 6 Sandars ad loc.—As subst.
A Rē-gĭi, ōrum, m.
1 (Sc. milites.) The royal troops, the king's soldiers, Nep. Dat. 1, 4.—
2 The satraps of the king, the nobles of the royal court, Nep. Ages. 8, 3.—
B rēgĭa, ae, f.
1 (Sc. domus.) A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence, the court (cf.:
aula, palatium): in regia regem ipsum quasi productum esse ad dignitatem,Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52; Caes. B. C. 3, 112:
in vestibulo regiae,Liv. 1, 40:
exaedificata,id. 35, 31:
regiam occupare,Hor. C. 2, 18, 6; Ov. F. 4, 599:
opulenta,Cat. 62, 44:
Polycratis regia,Suet. Calig. 21.—
b In partic., the royal castle of Numa, situated on the Sacra Via, close by the temple of Vesta, used subsequently for priestly purposes (for appointed sacrifices, for meetings of the priests, as a residence of the Pontifex, etc.): haec est a sacris quae via nomen habet; Hic locus est Vestae, qui Pallada servat et ignem;
Hic fuit antiqui regia parva Numae,Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 30; cf. id. F. 6, 264; Varr. L. L. 6, § 12 Müll.; Fest. p. 178 ib.; Macr. S. 1, 15; 16; S. C. ap. Gell. 4, 6, 2; Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 6; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 363; Cic. Mil. 14, 37 Ascon.; id. Att. 10, 3, a, 1; Plin. 34, 8, 18, § 48 al.— Hence, atrium regium, the hall of this regia, Liv. 26, 27, 3.—
c Transf.
(a) The royal tent in a camp, Liv. 2, 12, 10; cf.:
armatus exercitus regiam obsedit,Curt. 9, 5, 30; 6, 2, 9:
vestibulum regiae,id. 7, 1, 4. —
(b) The court, i. e. the royal family, the king and his courtiers (cf. aula;
first under Aug.): tulit et Romana regia sceleris tragici exemplum,Liv. 1, 46:
quicunque propinquitate regiam contigisset,id. 24, 22 fin.; Tac. A. 6, 34:
Callistus prioris quoque regiae peritus,id. ib. 11, 29; cf. id. ib. 14, 13; Petr. poët. 5, 4; Curt. 6, 6, 2.— *
(g) Poet., like aula, a court for the cattle, cattle-yard:
gregis regia,Val. Fl. 5, 67.—
2 (Sc. urbs.) A royal city, residence, capital (poet. and in postAug. prose):
Croesi regia Sardes,Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2:
non haec dotalis regia Amatae, i. e. Laurentum,Verg. A. 9, 737:
Caesarea, Jubae regia,Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.—
3 A pure Lat. name for basilica, a colonnade, portico, hall (not ante-Aug.): dum lectica ex regiā domum redeo, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76:
theatri,Suet. Aug. 31 fin.; Ascon. ap. Cic. Aem. Scaur. § 45 (p. 27 Orell.); cf. Vitr. 5, 7 fin.; Stat. S. 1, 1, 30. —
4 A pure Lat. name for the plant basilisca (v. h. v.), App. Herb. 128. —
II Trop., royal, regal, princely, splendid, magnificent, distinguished (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. regalis):
forma,Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 10:
moles,splendid edifices, Hor. C. 2, 15, 1:
vestis,Vulg. Act. 12, 21.—
As an epithet of any remarkable production of nature or art: olea,Col. 5, 8, 3; 12, 49, 2; 7:
pira,id. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56;
laurus,id. 15, 30, 39, § 129:
charta,Cat. 22, 6 et saep.: regius morbus, the jaundice (because it was said to be cured by delicate remedies, by exciting to cheerfulness, etc.), Cels. 3, 24; Varr. ap. Plin. 22, 24, 53, § 114; Ser. Samm. 58, 1033; Hor. A. P. 453: regia stella, a large star in the constellation Leo, now called Regulus, Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 235. — Hence, adv.: rēgĭē, royally, regally, splendidly, sumptuously, magnificently; imperiously, despotically:
accubabo regie,Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 53:
regie polita aedificia,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10:
quae regie seu potius tyrannice statuit in aratores Apronius,imperiously, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 48, § 115:
crudeliter et regie factum,id. Cat. 1, 12, 30.