regnal number
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Noun [edit]
regnal number (plural regnal numbers)
- An ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 429:
- 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.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 429:
Usage notes [edit]
- Normally written as a Roman number e.g. Henry VIII for "Henry the eighth".
