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custodes regni

UK/kʌsˈtəʊdiːz ˈɹɜɡnaɪ/

custodes regni is the plural of custos regni.

Meaning of custos regni

Noun

custos regni (plural custodes regni)

  1. A kind of viceregal locum tenens appointed, either alone or jointly, to execute the political duties of a monarch during his or her absence from the seat of government.
    • If the King be abſent, and taken captive, the People may give the Royall power to one, or to ſome few to exerciſe it as cuſtodes regni.1644 October 7, Samuel Rutherford, Lex, Rex: The Law and the Prince, page 148

Origin of custodes regni

Latin: custōdēs (“guards”, “protectors”; “guardians”; “keepers”, “custodians”: nominative plural form of custōs) + rēgnī (genitive singular of rēgnum) = “custodians of royal power” ≈ “guardians of the realm”

Questions about custodes regni

What is custodes regni the plural of?
Custodes regni is the plural of custos regni.
How do you pronounce custodes regni?
Custodes regni is pronounced /kʌsˈtəʊdiːz ˈɹɜɡnaɪ/ (UK).

Words near custodes regni in the dictionary

  1. custocks
  2. custode
  3. custodee
  4. custodees
  5. custodes
  6. custodes regni
  7. custodes rotulorum
  8. custodia
  9. custodial
  10. custodialism
  11. custodialisms

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