regnant

[reg-nuhnt]

adjective

1. reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies).

   a queen regnant.

2. exercising authority, rule, or influence.

3. prevalent; widespread.

regnant

/ ˈrɛɡnənt /

adjective

1. (postpositive) reigning

2. prevalent; current

Other Word Forms

• regnancy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of regnant¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of regnant¹

C17: from Latin regnāre to _reign

Example Sentences

He has taught generations of principled conservatives from his position at Princeton, standing athwart the Rawlsian liberalism regnant in the academy.

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A reigning queen, such as Queen Elizabeth II, is officially termed “queen regnant.”

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Last come Edward’s two older half sisters, by two mothers, of two faiths: Mary and Elizabeth, Catholic and Protestant, England’s first two queens regnant.

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There, the regnant Lhamonism that has seeped into educational crevices from coast to coast, and from kindergarten through graduate school, has resulted in yet another progressive attempt to supplant free speech with compulsory speech.

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Their leaders speak with a regnant air, hammering the notion that their return to power is all but inevitable.

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