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reg·u·lus
\ˈregyələs\ noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, metallic antimony, from Latin, petty king, from reg-, rex king + -ulus — more at royal
1. plural reguluses \-ləsə̇z\ or regu·li \-ˌlī\
a. : the more or less impure button, globule, or mass of metal or metallic substance formed beneath the slag in smelting and reducing ores
< regulus of antimony >
b. : the material of such a mass : coarse metal : matte
2. plural reguluses or reguli [Latin] : a petty king : a ruler of little power or consequence
3.
a. plural reguluses or reguli [Late Latin, from Latin] : kinglet
b. capitalized [New Latin, from Late Latin] : a genus (the type of the family Regulidae) of passerine birds consisting of the kinglets
4. plural reguluses or reguli [Late Latin, from Latin] : a mythical Nubian snake believed to kill its victim by its hiss — compare basilisk, cockatrice |