Legal Definitions - regnal

REGNAL

Regnal (reg-nal) is an adjective that describes something related to a monarch's reign. For example, Queen Elizabeth II is in her 47th regnal year since she became the queen in 1952.

1. The regnal period of King Henry VIII was marked by many political and religious changes in England.

2. The regnal years of the Japanese emperor are counted from the beginning of his reign.

These examples illustrate how the term "regnal" is used to describe the period of time during which a monarch rules. In the first example, it is used to describe the time period during which King Henry VIII was the king of England. In the second example, it is used to describe the way in which the Japanese emperor's reign is measured.