- regius professor
- noun Etymology: New Latin, royal professor Date: 1621 a holder of a professorship founded by royal subsidy at a British university
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Regius Professor — Regius Professorships are royal professorships at the ancient universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland namely Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dublin. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each… … Wikipedia
Regius Professor — ist die Bezeichnung eines Lehrstuhls an verschiedenen Universitäten im Vereinigten Königreich und in Irland. Insbesondere gibt es solche Professuren an der Universität Oxford und der Universität Cambridge in England, der Universität St. Andrews,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Regius professor — Regius Re gi*us (r?l ?*?s), a. [L. regius, from rex, regis, a king.] Of or pertaining to a king; royal. [1913 Webster] {Regius professor}, an incumbent of a professorship founded by royal bounty, as in an English university. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Regius professor — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) the holder of a university chair founded by a sovereign or filled by Crown appointment. ORIGIN from Latin regius royal … English terms dictionary
regius professor — UK [ˈriːdʒɪəs prəˌfesə(r)] / US [ˈrɪdʒɪəs prəˌfesə] noun [countable] Word forms regius professor : singular regius professor plural regius professors a professor in a university in the UK who is given their job by the government … English dictionary
Regius professor — n. Brit. the holder of a chair founded by a sovereign (esp. one at Oxford or Cambridge instituted by Henry VIII) or filled by Crown appointment. Etymology: L, = royal, f. rex regis king * * * Regius professor see professor n … Useful english dictionary
Regius Professor of Greek — may refer to two professorships founded by King Henry VIII of England:* Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge) at the University of Cambridge (founded 1540) * Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford) at the University of Oxford (founded 1546)* Regius… … Wikipedia
Regius Professor of Modern History (Cambridge) — Regius Professor of Modern History is one of the senior professorships in history at Cambridge University. It was founded in 1724 by George I. Regius Professors of History *Samuel Harris 1724 *Shallet Turner 1735 *Lawrence Brockett 1762 *Thomas… … Wikipedia
Regius Professor of Civil Law — may refer to *Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford) *Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge) … Wikipedia
Regius Professor of Botany (Aberdeen) — Regius Professor of Botany is a regius professorship at the University of Aberdeen. The current chair is held by Professor Ian Alexander … Wikipedia
Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge) — Regius Professor of Greek ist der Titel des Inhabers eines Lehrstuhls für Griechische Philologie an der Universität Cambridge. Er wurde 1540 von König Heinrich VIII. gestiftet und ist einer der ältesten Lehrstühle Großbritanniens.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
