preregnant

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noun

One who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor.

OriginEnglish regnant ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreregnant (plural preregnants)

plural preregnants

  1. One who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishregnant
  10. Englishpreregnant

From pre- + regnant.

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APA

preregnant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preregnant

MLA

“preregnant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preregnant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preregnant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preregnant.

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