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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=regulus reguli N M :: petty king, prince; Regulus (Roman consul captured by Carthaginians)
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>rēgŭlus</b>: i, m.<br /> [[dim]]. rex.<br /><b>I</b> 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.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Of the [[king]]-[[bee]], Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 18.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[king]]'s [[son]], a [[prince]] (cf. rex and [[regina]]), Liv. 42, 24, 10; 45, 14, 6 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[small]] [[bird]], Auct. Carm. Phil. 13.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> A [[kind]] of [[serpent]], Hier. in Isa. 16, 59, 6; Vulg. Prov. 23, 32; id. Isa. 30, 6.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=(1) <b>rēgŭlus</b>,¹² ī, m. ([[rex]]),<br /><b>1</b> roi enfant, jeune roi ; jeune prince : Sall. J. 11, 2 ; Liv. 45, 14, 1<br /><b>2</b> roi d’un petit état, petit roi, petit prince : Liv. 27, 4, 9, etc.<br /><b>3</b> le roi [en fait la reine] des abeilles : [[Varro]] R. 3, 16, 18 &#124;&#124; roitelet [oiseau] : Plin. 10, 204<br /><b>4</b> basilic [serpent] : Hier. Is. 16, 59, 6.||roitelet [oiseau] : Plin. 10, 204<br /><b>4</b> basilic [serpent] : Hier. Is. 16, 59, 6.
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{{Georges
|georg=(1) rēgulus<sup>1</sup>, ī, m. (Demin. v. [[rex]]), I) der [[König]] eines kleinen Landes (das griech. [[δυνάστης]]), kleiner [[König]], [[Fürst]], [[Herr]], Sall. u.a. – II) übtr.: A) [[ein]] königlicher [[Prinz]], aus königlicher [[Familie]], Liv. 42, 24. § 10; 45, 14 § 1 u. 6. – B) [[ein]] kleiner [[Vogel]], viell. [[Zaunkönig]], Anthol. Lat. 762, 43 (233, 42). – C) der Bienenkönig, Weisel, [[Varro]] r. r. 3, 16, 18. – D) ([[als]] [[Übersetzung]] [[von]] [[βασιλίσκος]]) eine Eidechsenart, der [[Basilisk]], [[Hieron]]. in Isai. 16, 59, 6. Vulg. prov. 23, 32 u.a. Vgl. Paul. ex [[Fest]]. 31, 8. Gloss. III, 91, 2 u. ö.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=regulus, i. m. :: [[小王]]
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