queen regnant
noun
a queen who reigns in her own right.
Also
queen regent.
Origin of queen regnant
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby queen regnant
Example sentences from the Web for queen regnant
Her little grand-daughter, afterward our queen-regnant, Anne, was staying at Colombe for her health at that time.
Every Girl's Library, Volume 8 of 10 |VariousShe assumed the title of Queen-regnant of England and Ireland.
Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. II. (of III) |Rosalie KaufmanThe post of almoner to the queen-regnant, Anne of Austria, was his reward.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
British Dictionary definitions for queen regnant
queen regnant
noun
a queen who reigns on her own behalf