Pax regis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The peace of the king.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. The peace of the king; that is, the peace, good order, and security for Ilfe and property which it is one of the objects of government to maintain, and which the king, as the personification of the power of the state, is supposed to guaranty to nil persons within the protection of the law. This name was also given, in ancient times, to a cortain privileged district or sanctuary. The pax regis, or verge of the court, as it was afterwards called, extended from the palace-gate to the distance of three miles, three furlongs, three acres, nine feet, nine palms, and nine barleycorns. Crabb, Eng. Law, 41.