Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Regnant
Regnant means reigning as in Queen Elizabeth II, still. I thought a few people might know this. Others suggested connections with pregnancy, which were thought provoking. All in all, I found this a satisfying word and I enjoyed reading your entries immensely. The votes have been counted and the most popular from my top three was the entry of Amalia who renamed a woman's belly post-birth as regnant. Great thinking, Amalia. Obviously, lots of us could relate to that from one point of view or another.
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Regnant- adj: round, full, ready to burst. Much like being pregnant.
A military march performed primarily by soldiers for their king and queen.
a pregnant woman who has just used the washroom
I think regnant means a combination of "regal" or "regular" and "stagnant." So, it basically means that one is having a bad hair day. (The crowning glory is flat.)
Regnant is grand...glorius...magnificient... could be a peice of classical music or a beatuiful vista, or a catherdral or castle...like "the concerta was a totally regnant experience"
It means to be the expectant mother of the heir to the throne. 'When the Princess of Wales was regnant with Prince William...'
A horrible stench emanating from someone or something. 'The dog was regnant with the scent of manure after frolicking in the pasture.'
Possibly descriptive of a sense of ill foreboding or impending danger: "The moonlit courtyard was regnant with unnerving silence. It was then that Suri realised she was not alone."
Regnant is what a woman's belly looks like just after she's had a baby; its the jiggly soupy gut that she can't wait to get rid of.
"Having just had a baby, she was still quite regnant."
Regnant: The name of a two man band whose members are Reginald 'n' Anthony.
I had to add another definition. I am still referring to "regal" and "stagnant." A king or queen who refuses to change or update. Everything has to be the same, even if things may be economically better.
About "Threnody": I love to read poetry so maybe in my subconcious memory I remembered it. I only got song out of it because of the "ody" looked like melody.
Regnant is used to describe a mood. When I woke up this morning I was neither in a good nor a bad mood, I was regnant. So it's somewhere between the two. Kind of like being in no-man's land. Thankfully regnant doesn't usually last for too long, a strong cup of tea usually sends it packing.
Regnant means 'on the throne', as in Queen Elizabeth is Queen Regnant (as opposed to her mother who was Queen Consort - married to the King). More recently, the term has been colloquialised to mean 'on the toilet'(often called 'the throne' in slang). e.g. "I am absolutely busting but my sister is regnant and she's been there for ages!"
...sorry, "anonymous" was me - bit slack in putting in my identity
Regnant has a similar meaning to redundant. If something (or someone) is regnant, it is superfluous, no longer required, past its use-by date, etc.
is a pregnant hermaphrodite e.g. snail or earthworm
A regnant is an authoritative pregnant woman.
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