Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for REG'NANT
REG'NANT, a. [Fr. from regner, L. regno, to reign.]
- Reigning; exercising regal authority; as, a queen regnant. The modern phrase is queen regent. – Wotton.
- Ruling; predominant; prevalent; having the chief power; as, vices regnant. We now say, reigning vices. – Swift.
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