regnant
[adjective]
Synonyms: dominant, ascendant, master, outweighing, overbearing, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, sovereign, prevailing, current, popular, prevalent, rampant, rife, ruling, widespread

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regnant adjective. ['rɛgnǝnt] E17.
[Latin regnant- pres. ppl stem of regnare to reign: see -ANT¹. In sense 2 after French régnant.]
1. Reigning, ruling. Freq. postpositive. E17.
■ L. Strachey A Queen Regnant must accede to the wishes of her Prime Minister.

2. Of a thing, quality, etc.: predominant, dominating; prevalent, widespread. E17.
■ L. Olivier The regnant high-class English public schools.

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