What does Hic iacet Arthurus Rex quondam rexque Futurus mean?

The pharse “HIC IACET ARTHURUS, REX QUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS” from ” The once and future king by T.H White” means: “Here lies Arthur, king once, king to be”. It was a tomb inscription which promised that even Author was dead, he was going to return one day.

What does rexque Futurus stand for?

Rex quondam, Rexque Futurus. This Latin phrase was supposedly carved upon Arthur’s tomb at Glastonbury, according to Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur 21:7: Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place…

What is the meaning of Rex quondam?

Rex quondam, Rexque Futurus This Latin phrase was supposedly carved upon Arthur’s tomb at Glastonbury, according to Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur 21:7: