Meaning of lex regia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One of a group of ancient laws attributed to the Roman kings.
   Ancient-Rome, declension-3, plural-normally
2. The irrevocable transfer of supreme power from the Roman people to the emperor, the basis of secular monarchy.
   Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-3

Examples

“In primis foedera ac leges—erant autem eae duodecim tabulae et quaedam regiae leges—conquiri, quae comparerent, iusserunt.”

They first of all decreed that treaties and laws be collected—namely the twelve tables and certain royal laws—as far as they could be discovered.

“Prout est in principe diffinitur sic: merum imperium est absoluta potestas imperatori concessa per legem regiam.”

Just as, in the prince, it is defined thus: merum imperium is the absolute power conceded to the emperor through the lex regia.

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