Regulus

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence.

II. Regulus ·noun A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo;

— called also the Lion's Heart.

III. Regulus ·noun The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores.

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regulus
rēgŭlus, i, m. dim. [rex]. I The ruler of a small country (Gr. δυνάστης), a petty king , prince ,...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Regulus
Rēgŭlus, i, m., a Roman surname. I Of the Atilii, among whom was the celebrated consul M. Atilius R...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
regulus
rēgulus ī, m dim.rex, a ruler of a small country, petty king, prince, chieftain, lord : reguli in ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
regulus
α Leonis; the principal star in the old constellation Leo. ...

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