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View synonyms for regnant
regnant
[ reg-nuhnt ]
adjective
- reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
a queen regnant.
- exercising authority, rule, or influence.
- prevalent; widespread.
regnant
/ ˈrɛɡnənt /
adjective
- postpositive reigning
- prevalent; current
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Derived Forms
- ˈregnancy, noun
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Other Words From
- regnan·cy noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regnant1
C17: from Latin regnāre to reign
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Example Sentences
She was of the chosen few who could drink the cup of light and the cup of darkness with equally regnant soul.
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In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
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No one denied that God could directly intervene in the affairs of kingdoms, for he himself had said: Per me reges regnant.
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She leaned back in her chair and put on some of the gracefully imperious airs of regnant American young-ladyhood.
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A thought worthy of the prince regnant of the Nether Depths.
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