rex en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɛks/
Etymology
From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy. Noun sense 2 originally referred to rabbits of the Belgian "castorrex" breed, so named because their fur was similar to that of beavers, and entered English around 1920.
Meanings
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A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
And though the sturdy patrician nobility had already gained ground, though the reges attempted gradually to enlarge the scope of their functions—all this does not change the elementary and fundamental character of the constitution, and this alone is essential.
1902, Frederick Engels, translated by Ernest Untermann, “Gens and State in Rome”, in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, Chicago, Ill.: Charles H[ope] Kerr & Company, →OCLC, page 155:
- An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rexes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| reges | Number=Plur | error-unknown-tag, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Cornish Rex · Oregon Rex · Devon Rex · German Rex · Selkirk Rex