noun #3325

rēgŭlus

gen. rēgŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

The ruler of a small country; a petty king; prince •

The ruler of a small country (Gr. δυνάστης), a petty king, prince, chieftain, lord (freq. in the historians; not in Cæs. or Cic.): regulos se acceptos in fidem in Hispaniā reges reliquisse, Liv. 37, 25; Sall. J. 11, 2; Liv. 5, 38; 27, 4; 29, 4 al.: Cilicum reguli, Tac. A. 2, 80; id. Agr. 24; Suet. Calig. 5; Vulg. Josue, 13, 3 al.—

by extension

the king-bee

Of the king-bee, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 18.—

A king; a prince

A king's son, a prince (cf. rex and regina), Liv. 42, 24, 10; 45, 14, 6 al.—

A small bird

A small bird, Auct. Carm. Phil. 13.—

A kind of serpent

A kind of serpent, Hier. in Isa. 16, 59, 6; Vulg. Prov. 23, 32; id. Isa. 30, 6.

Perseus ID: n40925 Key: regulus1