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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REIGNING

ppr. ra'ning. 1. Holding or exercising supreme power; ruling; governing as king, queen or emperor.
2. a. Predominating; prevailing; as a reigning vice or disease.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reigning

reign ing |rāniNG reɪnɪŋ | adjective occupying the throne; ruling: the official residence of the reigning monarch. currently holding a particular title in sports: the reigning National League champions.

 

Oxford Dictionary

reigning

reign |ing |ˈreɪnɪŋ | adjective occupying the throne; ruling: the official residence of the reigning monarch. currently holding a particular sporting title: the reigning European champions.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reigning

reigning adjective 1 the reigning monarch: ruling, regnant; on the throne. 2 the reigning world champion: incumbent, current. 3 the reigning legal conventions: prevailing, existing, current; usual, common, recognized, established, accepted, popular, widespread.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reigning

reigning adjective 1 the reigning monarch: ruling, regnant; on the throne. 2 the reigning world champion: incumbent, current, in office, presiding, in power. 3 the reigning legal conventions: prevailing, existing, extant, contemporary, present, current, modern, latest; usual, common, set, recognized, established, accepted, ordinary, popular, fashionable; general, pervasive, ubiquitous, widespread, rampant, universal; in force, in fashion, in style, in vogue.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reigning

r ign ing 形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗君臨する 〈王 女王 ; (スポーツなどで )タイトルを保持している .