Ruling
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(as in a queen regnant, a queen who rules by birth)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for regnant that I've seen before include "On the throne" , "Reigning" , "Current" , "(Queen) in her own right" , "exercising authority" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I have seen 'Authoritative ruling ' mean 'edict' so perhaps 'ruling' could also mean 'edict')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for edict that I've seen before include "Authoritative decree" , "Decree, fiat" , "Decree by authority" , "Regulation" , "Decree, order" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(a decree is a ruling or judgment)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for decree that I've seen before include "Legally-binding command or decision" , "Formal order or ruling" , "An official proclamation or ruling" , "Ordain" , "Edict; court order" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for regent that I've seen before include "One acting on behalf of an incapacitated monarch" , "being temporarily in charge" , "Closely; almost" , "Person who rules for a sovereign" , "Stand-in monarch" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for reigning that I've seen is " Ruling over like a sovereign".)