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adj
Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, postpositional
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noun
A sovereign or ruler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective satellite
exercising power or authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reigning, ruling
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History
From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.
