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reg·nant  (rgnnt)
adj.
1. Reigning; ruling: a queen regnant.
2. Predominant.
3. Widespread; prevalent.
[Probably from Middle English, a sovereign, from Old French, from Latin rgnns, rgnant-, present participle of rgnre, to reign, from rgnum, reign; see reign.]
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Adj.1.regnant - exercising power or authority
reigning, ruling
powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"


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At this dim inceptive stage of the day Tess seemed to Clare to exhibit a dignified largeness both of disposition and physique, an almost regnant power, possibly because he knew that at that preternatural time hardly any woman so well endowed in person as she was likely to be walking in the open air within the boundaries of his horizon; very few in all England.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
For the nine hundred and ninety-four to express dis- satisfaction with the regnant system and propose to change it, would have made the whole six shudder as one man, it would have been so disloyal, so dishonor- able, such putrid black treason.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
Standing well at court, whether the king regnant was of the older or younger branch, whether the government was doctrinaire liberal, or conservative; looked upon by all as a man of talent, since those who have never experienced a political check are generally so regarded; hated by many, but warmly supported by others, without being really liked by anybody, M.
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