regnens

Regnens is a Latin term meaning "reigning" or "ruling." It is the present active participle of regno, regnare, to rule. As an adjective it describes someone or something that presently holds authority and may be used before a noun (for example, regens rex, "the reigning king"). It can also function as a substantive meaning "the one who reigns."

Morphology: regnens belongs to the third-declension present participles; its declines include regens (nom. sing., masc./fem.), regentis (gen. sing.), regenti (dat. sing.), regentem (acc. sing.), regente (abl. sing.); plural forms are regentes (nom. plur.), regentium (gen. plur.), regentibus (dat. plur.), regentes (acc. plur.), regentibus (abl. plur.).

Usage: In classical and late Latin, regnens is used to describe rulers, dynasties, or authorities that are currently in power. It appears in inscriptions, legal texts, poetry, and historical narratives to denote sovereignty in the present or ongoing period of rule.

Translations: In English the term is usually rendered as "reigning" or "ruling." The related adjective regnant shares the same root and is used in modern usage as in "a regnant monarch."

See also: regnum, rex, regnant, reign.