1. One who kills or who murders a king; specifically (Eng.Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death.
2. The killing or the murder of a king.
REGIDOR
Re`gi*dor", n.; pl. -dores (#). [Sp., fr. regir to rule, L. regere.]
Defn: One of a body of officers charged with the government of
Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English alderman.
REGIE
Ré`gie", n. [F.]
1. Direct management of public finance or public works by agents of the government for government account; — opposed to the contract system.
2. Specif.: The system of collecting taxes by officials who have either no interest or a very small interest in the proceeds, as distinguished from the ancient system of farming them out.
3. Any kind of government monopoly (tobacco, salt, etc.) used chiefly as a means of taxation. Such monopolies are largely employed in Austria, Italy, France, and Spain.
REGILD
Re*gild" (r*gld"), v. t.
Defn: To gild anew.