regnant

Meaningto rule

Common meaning: reigning

regnantto ruleSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 439 · scan

Journey through time

Latinregere‘to rule’source
Latinmeaning shiftsto rule → kingdomregnum‘kingdom’source
Latinmeaning shiftskingdom → to reignregnare‘to reign’source
Englishmeaning shiftsto reign → reigningregnant‘reigning’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin regere ‘to rule’.

Roots

regere Latin “to rule”

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