A Word A Day —queen regnant

This week’s theme: Words related to royalty.

queen regnant (kween REG-nuhnt) noun

   A queen reigning in her own right, as opposed to one having a royal title by marriage.

[From Latin regnare (reign). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reg- (to move in a straight line, to lead or rule) that is also the source of regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, and surge.

The wife of a ruling king is known as a queen consort. The husband of a queen regnant would be a king consort, though usually he is called a prince.

A queen ruling during the youth, disability, or absence of a monarch is known as a queen regent.]

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-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

  “It’s up to a queen regnant what title her husband will have, Cooper added.”Q&A; The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution; Apr 4, 2002.

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