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C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈrɛɡnənt/ UK /ˈrɛɡnənt/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
reigning, ruling, or currently prevailing

The queen regnant governed in her own right, not as a consort.

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Synonyms

1 adj · reigning, ruling, or... reigning ruling prevailing dominant sovereign ascendant predominant

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subordinate subjectdeposed

Word family

Derived forms regnancy

Related forms reign regalregnalinterregnum

Etymology

From Latin regnantem, present participle of regnare ('to reign, rule'), from regnum ('kingdom, rule'), from rex ('king'), from regere ('to rule').

regnare Latin regnum Latin rex Latin

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# regnant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈrɛɡnənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈrɛɡnənt

## Meanings
1. reigning, ruling, or currently prevailing

## Examples
- The queen regnant governed in her own right, not as a consort.

## Synonyms
- reigning
- ruling
- prevailing
- dominant
- sovereign
- ascendant
- predominant

## Antonyms
- subordinate
- subject
- deposed

## Derived Forms
- regnancy

## Related Forms
- reign
- regal
- regnal
- interregnum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: regnare
- Root: regnum
- Root: rex

## Etymology
From Latin regnantem, present participle of regnare ('to reign, rule'), from regnum ('kingdom, rule'), from rex ('king'), from regere ('to rule').

## AI Etymology
Regnant comes from Latin regnantem, present participle of regnare ('to reign, rule'), from regnum ('kingdom, rule'), from rex ('king'), from regere ('to rule'). The historical trail runs through Latin regnare, Latin regnum and Latin rex. In modern use it means reigning, ruling, or currently prevailing. Derived formations include regnancy; related forms include reign, regal, regnal, interregnum.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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