Definition of "queen regnant" [queen regnant]

• A queen reigning in her own right. (noun)

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• "See myself rising above my city, above my realm, a queen regnant clothed in majesty, armed with power unlike any I have ever glimpsed while all around legions of red-fanged, black-winged enemies soar across the moon."