queen regnant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of queen regnant
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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It was a little court, and Lady Mabel played the queen regnant there.
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru
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.
From Hidden Hand by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
In the case of a queen regnant these posts are occupied by ladies, called Ladies of the Bed-chamber.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
The coronation chair at the extreme east end of the chapel was made for Mary II., a queen regnant in her own right.
From Westminster Abbey by Fulleylove, John
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