regnal number
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English
[edit]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, published 2012, page 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.
Usage notes
[edit]- Normally written as a Roman number; e.g., Henry VIII for "Henry the eighth".