单词 | regnation |
释义 | † regnationn. Obsolete. rare. The action of ruling or reigning; (also) a period of rule. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > sole rule > [noun] > ruling or reigning as monarch reigninga1387 regnationc1475 monarchizing1593 c1475 (c1420) J. Page Siege of Rouen (Egerton) (1876) 27 Cryste for Hys Passyon Kepe hym in Hys regnacyon. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 182 (MED) This Dermot in the begynnynge of his regnacioune..was an oppressoure..and a crowel Tyraunt. a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) cxxv. (heading) Off Edgare kingis regnatioun And of Coldinghamys fundatioun. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 397 The proper notion expressed by this Character is Regnation,..which is the Substantive of Action, as King is of Person. 1779 R. Kelham Dict. Norman 204 Regnation, reign. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1475 |
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