queen regnante

A form of queen regnant — A female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning monarch.

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Meanings

nounqueen regnante (plural queens regnante)

plural queens regnante

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of queen regnant.

    It has the farther merit of having suggested incidents to Spenser, and perhaps of having given the idea of a queen regnante of Fairy Land.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 87
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