regnancy (regnansi)

[ regnant (regnant), a. [= F. régnant = Sp. reinante = Pg. regnante, reinante = It. regnante, The church of martyrs, and the church of saints, and doctors, and confe ors, now regnant in heaven. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), Π. 214. 2. Ruling; predominant; prevalent; having the chief power. His guilt is clear, his proofs are pregnant, A traitor to the vices regnant . Swift. IMG:content-1882.png:[blocks in formation] Regnoli's operation. See operation. regnum (reg'num), n.; pl. regna (-nä). [ML., a particular use of L. regnum, kingly government, royalty: see reign.] 1. A badge or mark of royalty or supremacy, generally a crown of some unusual character. The word is especially applied to early forms of the papal tiara, a crown similar to a royal crown with a high conical cap rising from within it. St. Peter (in the seal of the mayor of Exeter) has a lofty regnum on his head. Jour. Brit. Archæol . A ., XVIII. 257. 2. [ cap .] [NL.] One of three main divisions of natural objects (collectively called Imperium Naturæ ), technically cla ed as the Regnum Ani male, R. Vegetabile , and R. Minerale : used by the older naturalists before and for some time after Linnæus, and later represented by the familiar English phrases animal , vegetable , and mineral kingdom . (See kingdom , 6.) A fourth, R. Primigenium , was formally named by Hogg. See Primal i a , Protist a . reg or get (rē-gôrj′), v. t. [ It was scoffingly said, he had eaten the king's goose, and did then regorge the feathers. Sir J. Hayward . 2. To swallow again or back. And tides at highest mark regorge the flood. Dryden , Sig. and Guis., 1. 186. 3. To devour to repletion. [Rare.] Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine, And fat regorged of bulls and goats. Milton , S. A., 1. 1671. regracest, n . pl . [ME., regraces , thanks, reg racier , reg rat i are , regratiari , thank again, thank, re- , again, + ML. grat i are , thank: see grace .] Thanks. With dew regraces. Plumpton Correspondence , p. 5. ( Hall i well .) regradet (re-grād′), v . i . [Altered to suit the orig. grade , and degrade , retrograde , etc.; regredi , go or come back, turn back, retire, retreat, re- , back, + grad i , go: see grade1 . Cf. regrede. Cf. LL. regradare , restore to one's rank or to a former condition, also degrade from one's rank.] To retire; go back; retrograde. They saw the darkne commence at the eastern limb of the sun, and proceed to the western, till the whole was eclipsed; and then regrade backwards, from the western to the eastern, till his light was fully restored. Hales , New Analysis of Chronology, III. 230. regrant (re-grant'), v . t . [ reg ranter , re graunter , grant again; as re- + grant .] To grant again. This their grace is long, containing a commemoration of the benefits vouchsafed their fore-fathers, & a prayer for regranting the same. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 200. regrant (rē-grånt'), n. [ regrant , v .] The act of granting again; a new or fresh grant. As there had been no forfeiture, no regrant was needed. E. A. Freeman , Norman Conquest, V. 9. regratel (re-grāt'), v . t . [ regraten , reg ratter , haggle, higgle; with intrusive r (appar. due to 5049 confusion with OF. regrater, dre , mend, scour, furbish up for sale: see regrate2 ) for * regater = Sp. regatar, rival in sailing, prob. formerly sell by retail, haggle (cf. deriv. regatear, retail, haggle, wriggle, avoid), = Pg. regatar, buy, sell, traffic (cf. deriv. regatear, haggle, bargain hard), = OIt. regattare, rigattare, sell by retail, haggle, strive for mastery, also * recattare, re catare, buy and sell again by retail, retail, regrate, forestall the market (ML. refl. reg at are, buy back, redeem), And that they regrate no corne commynge to the market, in peyne of lesynge xx. s. for euery of the seid offences. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 381. Neither should they likewise buye any corne to sell the same agayne, unle it were to make malte therof; for by such engro ing and regrating we see the dear the that no we com only raigneth heere in England to have bene caused. Spenser , Present State of Ireland. regrate (re-grat'), v. t. [ regret regrediencet (rē-grēʼdi-ens), u. [ No man comes late unto that place from whence Never man yet had a regredience . Herrick, Never too Late to Dye. regreet (rē-grēt'), v. t. [ You, cousin Here ford, upon pain of life, Till twice five summers have enrich'd our fields, Shall not regreet our fair dominions. Shak., Rich. II., i. 3. 142. 2. To salute; greet. [Rare.] Lo, as at English feasts, so I regreet The daintiest last, to make the end more sweet. Shak., Rich. II., i. 3. 67. regreet (re-grēt'), n . [ regreet , v .] A return or exchange of salutation; a greeting. One that comes before To signify the approaching of his lord; From whom he bringeth sensible regreets . Shak ., M. of V., ii. 9. 89. Thus low in humblest heart Regreets unto thy truce do we impart. Ford, Honour Triumphant, Monarch's Meeting. regre (rē-gres'), v. i. [= Sp. regresar = Pg. regre ar, All. being forced into fluent consistences, do naturally regre into their former solidities. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ii. 1. 2. In astron . , to move from east toward west. regre (rē'gres), n. [= OF. regres , regrez , F. regrès = Sp. regreso = Pg. It. regre o , re gre us , a returning, return, regredi , pp. re gre us , go back: see regre , v.] 1. Pa age back; return. The standing is slippery, and the regre is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse. Bacon , Great Place (ed. 1887). 'Tis their natural place which they always tend to, and from which there is no progre nor regre . Burnet . 2. The power or liberty of returning or pa ing back. The most sordid animal, those that are the least beautified with colours, or rather whose clothing may regrate the eye. Derham , Physico-Theology, iv. 12. regrate3t, n. A Middle English form of regret . regrater, regrator (rē-grāʼtèr, -tor), n . [( a ) E. regrater , regratere , regratier , F. re grattier , a huckster, = Pr. regratier = Sp. re gatero = Pg. regateiro = It. rigattiere (ML. regratarius , later also regrater i us ), huckster; (b) E. regrator , regratour , regrate or , 3. In Scots law , reëntry. Under the feudal law, regratour, regratteur ( = Pg. reg a tead or; ML. as if * reg rat at or ), a huckster, regrater, Ac Mede the mayde the maire hath bisouzte, Of alle suche sellers syluer to take, Or presentz with-oute pens as peces of siluer, Ringes or other ricche e the regrate res to maynetene. Piers Plowman (B), iii. 90. No regratour ne go owt of towne for to engrosy the chaff are, vpon payne for to be fourty-dayes in the kynges prys English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 353. one. Regrater or Regrator , a Law-word formerly us'd for one that bought by the Great, and sold by Retail; but it now signifies one that buys and sells again any Wares or Victuals in the same Market or Fair or within five Miles of it. Also one that trims up old Wares for Sale; a Broker, or Huckster. E. Phillips , 1706. Tatler, No. 118. Regraters of bread corn. Forestallers and regrators haunted the privy councils of the king. I. D'Israeli , Amen. of Lit., I. 379.