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Term: ex licentia regis
Definition: Ex licentia regis means "by the king's license" in Latin. This phrase indicates that someone has been given permission or authorization by the king to do something. It is a formal way of saying that the king has granted someone the right to do something.
ex licentia regis
When someone is allowed to do something by the king, it is called ex licentia regis.
1. The king gave ex licentia regis to the knight to build a castle on his land.
2. The merchant was able to trade in the kingdom because he had ex licentia regis from the king.
These examples show that when someone has ex licentia regis, they have permission from the king to do something. In the first example, the knight was allowed to build a castle on the king's land. In the second example, the merchant was allowed to trade in the kingdom because he had permission from the king.