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reg⋅nant

  [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.
3. prevalent; widespread.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L rēgnant- (s. of rēgnāns), prp. of regnāre to rule; see reign, -ant

Related forms:
reg⋅nan⋅cy, noun
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reg·nant   (rěg'nənt)   
adj.  

  1. Reigning; ruling: a queen regnant.

  2. Predominant.

  3. Widespread; prevalent.


[Probably from Middle English, a sovereign, from Old French, from Latin rēgnāns, rēgnant-, present participle of rēgnāre, to reign, from rēgnum, reign; see reign.]
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