#gilbert parker

Adjective

[reg-nuhnt ]

1. reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
    a queen regnant.

2. exercising authority, rule, or influence.

3. prevalent; widespread.

Origin:
1590–1600; <Latin rēgnant- (stem of rēgnāns), present participle of regnāre to rule; see reign,-ant

“She was of the chosen few who could drink the cup of light and the cup of darkness with equally regnant soul.”
- GILBERT PARKER, WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC, COMPLETE