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regnal number

regnal number noun: an ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name.

Noun

regnal number (plural regnal numbers)

  1. An ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name.
    • Umberto I, who had fought at Solferino, had been christened with the name of the dynasty's founder, and changed his regnal number from IV to I.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 429

Forms of regnal number

pluralregnal numbers

Questions about regnal number

What does regnal number mean?
Regnal number means an ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name.
What part of speech is regnal number?
Regnal number is a noun.
What is the plural of regnal number?
The plural of regnal number is regnal numbers.

Words near regnal number in the dictionary

  1. Regmis
  2. regna
  3. regnal
  4. regnal name
  5. regnal names
  6. regnal number
  7. regnal numbers
  8. regnal year
  9. regnal years
  10. regnally
  11. regnancies

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