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单词 preregnant
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preregnantn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, regnant adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + regnant adj. Compare post-classical Latin praeregnans (adjective) reigning previously (a1476 in a British source).
Obsolete. rare.
A person who reigns before another.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > predecessor as
preregnant1586
1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iv. xxii. 99 Edward, King Harolds Preregnant, of this same Change foretold.
1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 376 William and Edward the Confessor Harolds Preregnant were, by the fathers side, Cosen Iarmaines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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