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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

/ ˈ°ùɛɡ²ÔÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. postpositive reigning
  2. prevalent; current
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù±ð²µ²Ô²¹²Ô³¦²â, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð²µî€ƒn²¹²Ô·³¦²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of regnant1

1590–1600; < Latin °ùŧ²µ²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù- (stem of °ùŧ²µ²ÔÄå²Ô²õ ), present participle of °ù±ð²µ²ÔÄå°ù±ð to rule; reign, -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of regnant1

C17: from Latin °ù±ð²µ²ÔÄå°ù±ð to reign
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A reigning queen, such as Queen Elizabeth II, is officially termed “queen regnant.â€

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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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Yet what The Bee thinks are bad ideas and what ideas are regnant in Hollywood, most college campuses, editorial board rooms and Washington are often the same.

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