queen regnant
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of queen regnant
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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A reigning queen, such as Queen Elizabeth II, is officially termed “queen regnant.”
From Washington Post
The following persons are privileged from arrest, viz., 1st, members of the royal family and the ordinary servants of the king or queen regnant, chaplains, lords of the bedchamber, &c.
From Project Gutenberg
In the case of a queen regnant these posts are occupied by ladies, called Ladies of the Bed-chamber.
From Project Gutenberg
I had rather be your running mate—Oh! you grand, lovable, vicious, merciless beast—than be queen regnant in heaven.
From Project Gutenberg
And as Capitola, ever since her victory over the burglars, had been the queen regnant of Hurricane Hall, she had only to express this wish to have it carried into immediate effect.
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