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† ˈregian Obs.
[f. L. rēgi-us royal + -an.]
An upholder of regal authority; a royalist.
1653A. Wilson Jas. I 202 Then they strive to make a Division of Regians and Republicans. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. ii. iii. §38 This is alleadged and urged by our Regians, to prove the Kings Paramount Power in Ecclesiasticis. a1670Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1692) 39 Art. Wils[on]..favours all Republicans, and never speaks well of Regians, (it is his own distinctions) if he can possibly avoid it. |