Latin word meaning "royal house" or "king’s house"

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Regia is a Latin term historically associated with the residence or official seat of a king or high-ranking ruler in ancient Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin word
ancient Roman building
associatedWith Pontifex Maximus
linked to: pontifex maximus

Rex sacrorum
linked to: Rex Sacrorum

Roman kings
linked to: Roman Kingdom

Roman monarchy
linked to: Roman Kingdom
culturalContext Roman political institutions
Roman religion
denotes official seat of a ruler
residence of a king
derivedFrom Latin adjective regius
etymologyRoot rex
etymologyRootMeaning king
function religious headquarters in Republican Rome
royal residence in early Rome
gender feminine
grammaticalNumber singular
language Latin
locatedIn Roman Forum
meaning king’s house
royal house
mentionedIn Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
Ovid’s Fasti
linked to: Ovid's Fasti

Varro’s De Lingua Latina
linked to: De lingua Latina
opposedTo domus privata
partOfSpeech noun
semanticField kingship
palace
royalty
timePeriod Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
usedIn ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Regia etymology Latin word meaning "royal house" or "king’s house"