regnant

Plural: regnants

Adjective Satellite

exercising power or authority

Adj

Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence.
of a monarch, ruling in one's own right; often contrasted with consort and dowager

Noun

A sovereign or ruler.

Adjective

Reigning; holding power or sway.

Examples

Queen Elizabeth II reigned as queen regnant, unlike her mother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
The regnant player held a significant lead, dominating the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English regnant, reignant, from Middle French regnant, régnant, and its source, Latin rēgnāns, the present participle of regnāre.

Synonyms

reigning, ruling

Scrabble Score: 8

regnant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
regnant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
regnant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

regnant: valid Words With Friends Word