Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regnal number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: reg-nal num-ber
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name.

Example Sentences

"Umberto I, who had fought at Solferino, had been christened with the name of the dynasty's founder, and changed his regnal number from IV to I."

Inflected Forms

regnal numbers (plural)

Questions

What does regnal number mean?: An ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name.

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