regnal year

noun

A year in the reign of a monarch, beginning on the day of accession, the set of which are numbered ordinally. Formerly laws in the United Kingdom were identified in part by the regnal year of the monarch, and this practice is still followed in some Commonwealth countries.

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Meanings

nounregnal year (plural regnal years)

plural regnal years

  1. lawA year in the reign of a monarch, beginning on the day of accession, the set of which are numbered ordinally. Formerly laws in the United Kingdom were identified in part by the regnal year of the monarch, and this practice is still followed in some Commonwealth countries.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 帝曆 /帝历
  • 帝曆 /帝历 (dìlì)year in the reign of a monarch
Finnish hallitusvuosi
  • hallitusvuosiyear in the reign of a monarch
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APA

regnal year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regnal%20year

MLA

“regnal year.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regnal%20year. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regnal year,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regnal%20year.

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