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Regnal year — A regnal year is a year of the reign of a sovereign. From Latin regnum meaning kingdom, rule.The oldest dating systems were in regnal years, and considered the date as an ordinal, not a cardinal number. For example, a monarch could have a first… … Wikipedia
regnal year — noun : a year of a sovereign s reign dating from the moment or anniversary of the moment of accession the first regnal year of George V was from May 6, 1910 to May 5, 1911 used especially in the citation of laws … Useful english dictionary
regnal year — noun a year reckoned from the date or anniversary of a sovereign s accession … English new terms dictionary
regnal years — /regnal yirz/ Statutes of the British parliament are usually cited by the name and year of the sovereign in whose reign they were enacted, and the successive years of the reign of any king or queen are denominated the regnal years. Since 1963,… … Black's law dictionary
regnal — adj. of a reign. Phrases and idioms: regnal year a year reckoned from the date or anniversary of a sovereign s accession. Etymology: AL regnalis (as REIGN) … Useful english dictionary
Year — A year (from Old English gēar) is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic. In astronomy, the… … Wikipedia
regnal — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin regnalis, from Latin regnum reign more at reign Date: 1612 of or relating to a king or his reign; specifically calculated from a monarch s accession to the throne < in his eighth regnal year > … New Collegiate Dictionary
regnal — /reg nl/, adj. of or pertaining to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign: the second regnal year of Louis XIV. [1605 15; < ML regnalis, equiv. to L regn(um) rule, kingdom + alis AL1; see REIGN] * * * … Universalium
regnal — reg•nal [[t]ˈrɛg nl[/t]] adj. of or pertaining to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign: the second regnal year of Louis XIV[/ex] • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML rēgnālis= L rēgn(um) rule, kingdom + ālis al I; cf. reign … From formal English to slang
regnal — /ˈrɛgnəl/ (say regnuhl) adjective of or relating to reigning, sovereignty, or a reign: the second regnal year. {Medieval Latin regnālis, from Latin regnum kingdom} …
