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Reigning, ruling; currently holding powerReigning, ruling; currently holding power.
/ˈɹɛɡnənt/
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
(not comparable)Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
(not comparable, postpositional)Of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager
Queen Elizabeth II reigned as queen regnant, unlike her mother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
More definitions
- exercising power or authority
Origin
From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its sourceFrom Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.
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