mortem a rege; latin; literally "death of king" colloquial phrase 1. a great downfall (He truly had a mortem a rege moment when he fell to seventh place in the race) 2. overthrown monarch (Julius Caesar is an early mortem a rege) 3. monarchs having romantic affairs with enemies of the state, or peasants (The Spanish king had a mortem a rege with an English peasant)
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