regnum

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(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below dominium and above divisio.
Synonym: kingdom

A badge of royalty, especially the early form of the pope's tiara.

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... libertas [liberty], like regnum [kingship] or dominatio [despotism], is a convenient term of political fraud. Ronald Syme

Aragonese period In 1297, Pope Boniface VIII established on his own initiative (motu proprio) a hypothetical regnum Sardiniae et Corsicae (" Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica ") in order to settle the War of the Vespers diplomatically. Source: Internet

Bede's use of the term imperium has been seen as significant in defining the status and powers of the bretwaldas, in fact it is a word Bede used regularly as an alternative to regnum; scholars believe this just meant the collection of tribute. Source: Internet

He distinguished two kingdoms of living things: Regnum Animale (' animal kingdom') and Regnum Vegetabile ('vegetable kingdom', for plants ). Source: Internet

In recent times, the Regnum Teutonicorum has been referred to as the "First Reich," with Otto von Bismarck's Prussian-built empire called the "Second Reich" and Adolf Hitler's regime called the "Third Reich". Source: Internet

In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below). Source: Internet

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