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regnant

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛɡnənt/

The English word “regnant” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
  2. Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
  3. of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager

noun

  1. A sovereign or ruler.

Etymology

From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.

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