reg·nal (r g n l)adj. Being a specified year of a monarch's reign calculated from the date of accession: in her 12th regnal year. [Medieval Latin r  gn lis, royal, from Latin rgnum, reign; see reign.] |
regnal [ˈrɛgnəl]
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of a sovereign, reign, or kingdom
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) designating a year of a sovereign's reign calculated from the date of his or her accession
[from Medieval Latin rēgnālis, from Latin rēgnum sovereignty; see reign]
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