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Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
Meaning & usage
Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager
Queen Elizabeth II reigned as queen regnant, unlike her mother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.
A sovereign or ruler.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.
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