rēgĭus, a, um, adj. [rex], 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.
α 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. —
β 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.— *
γ 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.