regnal

[ reg-nl ]

/ ˈrɛg nl /

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adjective

of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign: the second regnal year of Louis XIV.

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Origin of regnal

1605–15; <Medieval Latin rēgnālis, equivalent to Latin rēgn(um) rule, kingdom + -ālis-al¹; see reign

Words nearby regnal

Regius professor, regle, reglet, regma, regmaker, regnal, regnant, regnat populus, rego, regolith, regorge

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How to use regnal in a sentence

In process of time, however, the custom of dating by the regnal year of the king became general.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
Inconsistent use of periods after Regnal numbers not changed.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The regnal year was usually cited; but the year of the Incarnation was also sometimes given.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
The reverse shows the regnal year, which ranges from eleven to forty-three, together with a mint-mark.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire|George Rawlinson

The regnal year is uniformly "one;" the mint-marks are Zadracarta, Iran, and Nihach, an unknown locality.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire|George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for regnal

regnal

/ (ˈrɛɡnəl) /

adjective

of a sovereign, reign, or kingdom

designating a year of a sovereign's reign calculated from the date of his or her accession

Word Origin for regnal

C17: from Medieval Latin rēgnālis, from Latin rēgnum sovereignty; see reign

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