| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| regius professor |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·gius professor |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r  j s, -j-s |
| NOUN: | One holding a professorship established by royal subsidy at any of certain older British universities. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin rgius, royal, from rx, rg-, king. See reg- in Appendix I.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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