queen regnant

noun

queen regnant

First recorded in 1840–50

It was a little court, and Lady Mabel played the queen regnant there.

A queen gracious rather than a queen regnant; a queen to grant petitions rather than one to brush aside the petitioners.'

The coronation chair at the extreme east end of the chapel was made for Mary II., a queen regnant in her own right.

The post of almoner to the queen-regnant, Anne of Austria, was his reward.

She assumed the title of Queen-regnant of England and Ireland.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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