regnant

[ reg-nuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies): a queen regnant.

  2. exercising authority, rule, or influence.

  1. prevalent; widespread.

Origin of regnant

1
1590–1600; <Latin rēgnant- (stem of rēgnāns), present participle of regnāre to rule; see reign, -ant

Other words from regnant

  • reg·nan·cy, noun

Words Nearby regnant

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How to use regnant in a sentence

  • She was of the chosen few who could drink the cup of light and the cup of darkness with equally regnant soul.

  • In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.

    There and Back | George MacDonald
  • No one denied that God could directly intervene in the affairs of kingdoms, for he himself had said: Per me reges regnant.

  • She leaned back in her chair and put on some of the gracefully imperious airs of regnant American young-ladyhood.

    The Squirrel-Cage | Dorothy Canfield
  • A thought worthy of the prince regnant of the Nether Depths.

British Dictionary definitions for regnant

regnant

/ (ˈrɛɡnənt) /


adjective
  1. (postpositive) reigning

  2. prevalent; current

Origin of regnant

1
C17: from Latin regnāre to reign

Derived forms of regnant

  • regnancy, noun

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