rex

Noun

rex (plural rexes or (rare, sense 1 only) reges)

1. A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
   • And though the sturdy patrician nobility had already gained ground, though the reges attempted gradually to enlarge the scope of their functions—all this does not change the elementary and fundamental character of the constitution, and this alone is essential.1902, Frederick Engels, translated by Ernest Untermann, “Gens and State in Rome”, in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, Chicago, Ill.: Charles H[ope] Kerr & Company, →OCLC...
2. An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.

Verb

rex (third-person singular simple present rexes, present participle rexing, simple past and past participle rexed)

1. (transitive) To breed (an animal) to have this kind of hair.

Proper noun capitalized: Rex

IPA/ɹɛks/

Rex

1. (formal, usually italicized) The reigning king.
2. A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today.
3. A popular name for a dog.
4. An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.

   Synonyms:

   Hollingsworth

5. A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.

   Synonyms:

   R.