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  • 11regnant — regnancy, n. /reg neuhnt/, adj. 1. reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies): a queen regnant. 2. exercising authority, rule, or influence. 3. prevalent; widespread. [1590 1600; < L regnant (s. of regnans), prp. of regnare to …

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  • 12regnant — reg•nant [[t]ˈrɛg nənt[/t]] adj. 1) reigning; ruling (usu. used postpositively): a queen regnant[/ex] 2) exercising authority, rule, or influence 3) prevalent; widespread • Etymology: 1590–1600; &LT; L rēgnant , s. of rēgnāns, prp. of regnāre to&#8230; …

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  • 13regnant — adjective Etymology: Latin regnant , regnans, present participle of regnare to reign, from regnum Date: 1600 1. exercising rule ; reigning 2. a. having the chief power ; dominant b. of common or widespread occurrence …

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  • 14regnant — adjective a) reigning; currently holding power in government The people are now the State, their will is the regnant will, and that will has this characteristic mdash; it loves principles, it hates compromises; and the principles it loves must be …

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  • 15regnant — [ rɛgnənt] adjective 1》 reigning. 2》 formal dominant. Origin C17: from L. regnant , regnare to reign …

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  • 16regnant — /ˈrɛgnənt / (say regnuhnt) adjective 1. reigning; ruling: a queen regnant. 2. exercising sway or influence; predominant. 3. prevalent; widespread. {Latin regnans, present participle, ruling} –regnancy, noun …

  • 17regnant — adj. 1 reigning (Queen regnant). 2 (of things, qualities, etc.) predominant, prevalent. Etymology: L regnare REIGN …

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  • 18RÉGNANT, ANTE — adj. Qui règne au moment dont on parle; il se dit des Princes souverains, même quand ils ne portent pas le titre de roi. Le roi régnant. La reine régnante. L’empereur actuellement régnant. Le duc régnant. Maison, famille régnante, La maison, la&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 19regnant — Synonyms and related words: ascendant, at the head, average, besetting, boss, chief, commanding, common, controlling, current, dominant, epidemic, general, governing, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the&#8230; …

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  • 20regnant — reg|nant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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