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Definition of Regnal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years.
Definition of Regnal
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch (or pope) ¹
2. Adjective. Describing the year of a monarch's reign starting from the date of accession ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Regnal
1. pertaining to a king or his reign [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regnal
Literary usage of Regnal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lawyer's Reference Manual of Law Books and Citations by Charles Carroll Soule (1882)
"In many of the old books, the only dates attached to the cases are the terms and
the regnal years in which they were decided. " Tables of regnal Years," ..."
2. The Lawyer's Reference Manual of Law Books and Citations by Charles Carroll Soule (1883)
"regnal YEARS. In many of Hie old books, the only dates ... to the eases are the
terms and the regnal years in whieh they were ..."
3. Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus by Alexander Jones (1999)
"D. regnal Canon. The schematic totals of regnal years in this table are taken
from the regnal canons incorporated in the medieval copies of the Handy Tables ..."
4. Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus by Alexander Jones (1999)
"The numbers under the headings, 'Era Augustus' and 'Era Philip' are for the year
preceding the first regnal year, so that one simply adds a given regnal ..."
5. The Hibeh Papyri by Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Eric Gardner Turner (1906)
"Now, however, granting that Euergetes' accession took place on Dius 25, it is
worth while to inquire how far the view that his regnal years began on Dius 25 ..."
6. Catalogue of the Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum by Warwick William Wroth, British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals (1908)
"Years 1-4 may be either years of the Consulship issued simultaneously with the
regnal coins of years 5 to 8, or, possibly, years 1-4 may have been issued en ..."
7. A Manual of Musalman Numismatics by Oliver Codrington (1904)
"The regnal year is of the same length as the Hijra lunar one, and consequently,
beginning each year on the enthronement anniversary, does not change its ..."
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