queen regnant

queen regnant
/"regnant/ In English law, a queen who holds the crown in her own right; as the first Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, and Queen Victoria.
For the titles and descriptions of various officers in the English legal system, called "queen's advocate," "queen's coroner," "queen's counsel," "queen's proctor," "queen's remembrancer," etc., during the reign of a female sovereign, see terms under King and also the following titles

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Queen regnant — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • queen regnant — n. a queen reigning in her own right …   English World dictionary

  • Queen regnant — A queen regnant (plural queens regnant ) is qualifying reference to a female monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal powers of a ruler, in contrast with a queen consort , who is the wife of a reigning king as monarch, and in and of …   Wikipedia

  • queen regnant — noun a female sovereign ruler • Syn: ↑queen, ↑female monarch • Ant: ↑male monarch (for: ↑female monarch), ↑king (for: ↑que …   Useful english dictionary

  • queen-regnant — queen regˈnant noun A queen reigning as monarch • • • Main Entry: ↑queen …   Useful english dictionary

  • queen regnant — queen′ reg′nant n. gov a queen who reigns in her own right • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • queen regnant — noun (plural queens regnant) Date: circa 1639 a queen reigning in her own right …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • queen regnant — a queen who reigns in her own right. Also, queen regent. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • queen regnant — /kwin ˈrɛgnənt/ (say kween regnuhnt) noun a queen who reigns in her own right …  

  • queen regnant — See queen regent …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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