English Dictionary

regnal year

名詞

(law) A year in the reign of a monarch, beginning on the day of accession, the set of which are numbered ordinally. Formerly laws in the United Kingdom were identified in part by the regnal year of the monarch, and this practice is still followed in some Commonwealth countries.

日本語の意味

君主が即位した日から始まる、その在位期間の1年を指す。法律上、かつてはイギリスでは法令をこの在位年で表記しており、現在も一部のコモンウェルス諸国で用いられている。

Historians often consult the regnal year when dating statutes passed under different monarchs.

歴史家はしばしば、異なる君主の治世に成立した法令の年代を決める際に、君主の在位年を参照する。

意味（1）

(law) A year in the reign of a monarch, beginning on the day of accession, the set of which are numbered ordinally. Formerly laws in the United Kingdom were identified in part by the regnal year of the monarch, and this practice is still followed in some Commonwealth countries.

regnal years （ plural ）