queen regnant
a queen who reigns in her own right.
Origin of queen regnant
1- Also queen regent .
Words Nearby queen regnant
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How to use queen regnant in a sentence
It was a little court, and Lady Mabel played the queen regnant there.
The Actress in High Life | Sue Petigru BowenA queen gracious rather than a queen regnant; a queen to grant petitions rather than one to brush aside the petitioners.'
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordThe coronation chair at the extreme east end of the chapel was made for Mary II., a queen regnant in her own right.
Westminster Abbey | Mrs. A. Murray SmithThe post of almoner to the queen-regnant, Anne of Austria, was his reward.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times | Francois Pierre Guillaume GuizotShe assumed the title of Queen-regnant of England and Ireland.
Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. II. (of III) | Rosalie Kaufman
British Dictionary definitions for queen regnant
a queen who reigns on her own behalf
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