I.kingly government, royal authority, kingship, royalty (cf.: “imperium, principatus): cum penes unum est omnium summa rerum, regem illum unum vocamus et regnum ejus rei publicae statum,” Cic. Rep. 1, 26, 42: “regique Thebano Creonti regnum stabilivit suum,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 39: “regno regem spoliare,” Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65: “ob labefactandi regni timorem,” id. ib. 2, 2: “regni initium,” id. ib. 2, 15, 28: “neque potest ejusmodi res publica non regnum et esse et vocari,” royalty, id. ib. 2, 23: “regnum obtinere,” Caes. B. G. 5, 54; cf.: “regnum in suā civitate occupare,” id. ib. 1, 3: regnum reciperare, Auct. B. Alex. 36; Caes. B. G. 4, 12; 5, 20; 5, 25: “dum stabat regno incolumis regumque vigebat Consiliis,” Verg. A. 2, 88: “Tulli ignobile regnum,” Hor. S. 1, 6, 9; id. C. 1, 12, 34: “Alexander periculoso regno securam ac tutam vitam anteponens,” Just. 39, 4, 3.—
B. In gen., dominion, sovereignty, rule, authority.
1. In a good sense: “possidere regna,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 21: “quod imperium, qui magistratus, quod regnum potest esse praestantius, quam, etc.,” Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 28: “omne regnum vel imperium bellis quaeritur et victoriis propagatur,” id. ib. 3, 12, 20: “sibi a Caesare regnum civitatis deferri,” Caes. B. G. 5, 6: “ego te in meum regnum accepi,” Sall. J. 10, 1: “adoptione in regnum pervenire,” id. ib. 11, 6: “nationes, quae in eorum (i. e. Populi Romani) regno ac dicione sunt,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 60: “nobile regnum,” Ov. H. 17, 133: “regnum sine vi tenere,” id. M. 11, 270: “regnum alicui permittere,” Hor. S. 1, 3, 123: “bonae Sub regno Cinarae,” id. C. 4, 1, 4: nec regna vini sortiere talis, the presiding over a drinking-bout, Gr. ἀρχιποσία, id. ib. 1, 4, 18 (cf.: “arbiter bibendi,” id. ib. 2, 7, 25; v. also rex).—
2. In a bad sense, despotism, tyranny (to a Roman of the time of the Republic, any sovereignty of a single individual): “hic ait se ille, judices, regnum meum ferre non posse. Quod tandem, Torquate, regnum? Consulatus, credo, mei ... quo in magistratu non institutum est a me regnum, sed repressum,” Cic. Sull. 7, 21; cf. Quint. 3, 8, 47: “hoc vero regnum est, et ferri nullo pacto potest,” Cic. Att. 2, 12, 1: “Ti. Gracchus regnum occupare conatus est,” id. Lael. 12, 41; so, “occupare,” id. Sull. 9, 27; id. Phil. 5, 6, 17: “regnum appetere,” id. Sen. 16, 56; id. Phil. 2, 44, 114; id. Mil. 27, 72 (for which affectare is cited, Quint. 5, 11, 12; v. Spald. N. cr. ad loc.): “regnum judiciorum,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 35; cf. “forense,” id. Fam. 9, 18, 1: “quod tribuni militum in plebe Romanā regnum exercerent,” Liv. 5, 2: “damnatus crimine regni,” Ov. F. 6, 189: “dum regnum te, Roma, facit,” i. e. gives thee a sovereign, Luc. 4, 692.—
C. Trop., rule, authority, power, influence: “abuteris ad omnia atomorum regno et licentiā,” Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 65: “regnum voluptatis,” id. Sen. 12, 41: “sub regno tibi esse placet omnes animi partes et eas regi consilio?” id. Rep. 1, 38, 60; Ov. M. 14, 20; Prop. 4 (5), 7, 50.—
II. Meton. (abstr. pro concreto), a kingdom: “grates tibi ago, summe sol, quod conspicio in meo regno et his tectis P. Cornelium Scipionem,” Cic. Rep. 6, 9, 9: “ad fines regni sui,” Caes. B. G. 5, 26; 5, 38: “(flumen Mulucha) Jugurthae Bocchique regnum disjungebat,” Sall. J. 92, 5: “se patrio regno pulsos esse,” Liv. 1, 40: “(Aufidus) Qui regna Dauni praefluit Appuli,” Hor. C. 4, 14, 26 al.: “barbara regna,” id. Ep. 2, 1, 253: “regnum caelorum,” Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, § 28; cf. Vulg. Matt. 13, 11 et saep.— Poet., of bees: “cerea regna refingunt,” Verg. G. 4, 202. —
B. Transf.
1. Any place which one possesses, a territory, estate, possession: “id, nisi hic in tuo regno essemus, non tulissem,” i. e. on your own territories, on your own estate, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 41; cf. id. Att. 14, 16, 1: “post aliquot mea regna videns, mirabor aristas?” fields, Verg. E. 1, 70; cf. id. G. 1, 124; 3, 476: “regna videt pauper Nasamon errantia vento,” his cottages, Luc. 9, 458 al.: haec regna, these realms, i. e. of the dead, Verg. A. 6, 417.—
2. Regna = reges, Stat. Th. 12, 380.
