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queen regnant

noun

  1. a queen who reigns in her own right.


queen regnant

noun

  1. a queen who reigns on her own behalf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of queen regnant1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

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.

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