regnant
Meanings
adj
- Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
- Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
- of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager
noun
- A sovereign or ruler.
Pronunciation
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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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