queen regnant

Noun

Meaning

a female sovereign ruler

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Isabella was said to resemble her father, and not her mother, queen regnant of Navarre, a plump, plain woman. Source: Internet

While most monarchs have been male, many female monarchs also have reigned in history; the term queen regnant refers to a ruling monarch, while a queen consort refers to the wife of a reigning king. Source: Internet

She continued to regard herself as queen regnant all her life. Source: Internet

The strained spousal relations paralleled a factional struggle at the royal court in which Tamar was becoming more and more assertive of her rights as a queen regnant. Source: Internet

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