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regnants

regnants is the plural of regnant.

Meaning of regnant

Noun

regnant (plural regnants)

  1. (obsolete) A sovereign or ruler.
    • Here are two sovereigns in the land, a regnant and a claimant—that is enough of one good thing—but if any one wants more, he may find a king in every peel-house in the country; so if we lack government, it is not for lack of governors—[…]1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XI, in The Abbot. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...

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Questions about regnants

What is regnants the plural of?
Regnants is the plural of regnant.

Words near regnants in the dictionary

  1. regnal years
  2. regnally
  3. regnancies
  4. regnancy
  5. regnant
  6. regnants
  7. regnative
  8. Regner
  9. Regners
  10. Regnery
  11. regnicide

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