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

/ ˈrɛɡnənt /

adjective

1. postpositive reigning
2. prevalent; current

Derived Forms

• ˈregnancy, noun

Other Words From

• regnan·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of regnant¹

1590–1600; < Latin rēgnant- (stem of rēgnāns ), present participle of regnāre to rule; reign, -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of regnant¹

C17: from Latin regnāre to reign

Example Sentences

A reigning queen, such as Queen Elizabeth II, is officially termed “queen regnant.”

From Washington Post

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Washington Post

Their leaders speak with a regnant air, hammering the notion that their return to power is all but inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Washington Times