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rex iustus

rex iustus noun: a righteous king, whose power is regarded as stemming from his piety etc.

Noun

rex iustus

  1. (historical) A righteous king, whose power is regarded as stemming from his piety etc.

Origin of rex iustus

Learned borrowing from Latin rēx iūstus.

Questions about rex iustus

What does rex iustus mean?
Rex iustus means a righteous king, whose power is regarded as stemming from his piety etc.
What part of speech is rex iustus?
Rex iustus is a noun.

Words near rex iustus in the dictionary

  1. rews
  2. Rewson
  3. rex
  4. Rex Hunt
  5. Rex Hunts
  6. rex iustus
  7. rex sacrorum
  8. rex-pat
  9. rex-pats
  10. Rexburg
  11. rexed

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