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regnal numbers

regnal numbers is the plural of regnal number.

Meaning of regnal number

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

Questions about regnal numbers

What is regnal numbers the plural of?
Regnal numbers is the plural of regnal number.

Words near regnal numbers in the dictionary

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

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