regnal
Pertaining to thrones
Regnal relates to a reign or the period of a sovereign's rule.
A regnal year counts from when a monarch took the throne rather than from January: The document was dated the fifteenth regnal year of King George III.
A regnal name is the name a monarch chooses to rule under, which may differ from their birth name.
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
anointment · investiture · enthronement · orb · diadem · tiara · ermine · purple
Following in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
house · descent · genealogy · dynasty · clan · family · progenitor · heir
Impressive supreme dignity
- highnessElevated state or degree
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
queen · emperor · empress · titular · honorific · style · address · royal
Division into distinct periods
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- epochDistinct historical period
- timelineOrdered display of events
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
annals · dating · numeration · year · calendar · Victorian · Elizabethan · Edwardian
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
mandate · decree · edict · prerogative · command · power · authority · autocracy
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
regalia · anointment · investiture · enthronement · orb · diadem · tiara · ermine · purple · accession
succession
Following in order
heritage · house · descent · genealogy · dynasty · clan · family · progenitor · heir · primogeniture
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
king · queen · emperor · empress · titular · honorific · style · address · royal · imperial
periodization
Division into distinct periods
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- epochDistinct historical period
- timelineOrdered display of events
historiography · annals · dating · numeration · year · calendar · Victorian · Elizabethan · Edwardian · Georgian
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
jurisdiction · mandate · decree · edict · prerogative · command · power · authority · autocracy · administration
regnaldemocratic
Government by the people
republican · popular · parliamentary · constitutional · electoral