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regnant - adj., exercising authority, rule, or influence; ruling; widespread, prevalent.


Often used post-positively: a queen regnant, meaning like Elizabeth II queen in her own right rather than as wife of a king. Via French, from Latin, present participle of rēgnāre, to reign, from rēgnum, reign, from from rēx, rēg-, king.

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