REX


Meaning of REX in English

/ reks; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( BrE , formal , from Latin ) a word meaning 'king', used, for example, in the titles of legal cases brought by the state when there is a king in Britain :

Rex v Jones

—compare Regina For more information see the Cultural Guide

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WORD ORIGIN

Latin , literally king .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.