Definition of REGNANT

regnant

Meanings

Plural: regnants

Adjective Satellite

  • exercising power or authority

Adj

  • Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
  • Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
  • of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager

Noun

  • A sovereign or ruler.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.

Synonyms

reigning, ruling

Scrabble Score: 8

regnant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 11

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