A year reckoned from the date or anniversary of a sovereign's accession.
（从国王登基日或周年算起）即位纪元
a commemorative 25 dinar piece was issued to mark the King's 25th regnal year
Example sentencesExamples
It is uncertain why the author decides to provide birth and death years for kings, instead of the commonly-used regnal years.
They are from the first regnal year of the Babylonian king Nabonassar.
When Snofru moved his court to Dahshur in his 15th regnal year, work began on a new pyramid at the site.
According to tradition, the image was built during the 51st regnal year of Candrasurya, who ascended the throne of Arakan in 146 BCE.
During Roman times dates were determined either as years after the foundation of Rome, or as regnal years based on the anniversary of the Emperor's accession.
One of the most common is with reference to the reign of a king, queen, or other official so that dates are given as the regnal year of that person.
Definition of regnal year in US English:
regnal year
noun
A year reckoned from the date or anniversary of a sovereign's accession.
（从国王登基日或周年算起）即位纪元
a commemorative 25 dinar piece was issued to mark the King's 25th regnal year
Example sentencesExamples
During Roman times dates were determined either as years after the foundation of Rome, or as regnal years based on the anniversary of the Emperor's accession.
One of the most common is with reference to the reign of a king, queen, or other official so that dates are given as the regnal year of that person.
It is uncertain why the author decides to provide birth and death years for kings, instead of the commonly-used regnal years.
When Snofru moved his court to Dahshur in his 15th regnal year, work began on a new pyramid at the site.
According to tradition, the image was built during the 51st regnal year of Candrasurya, who ascended the throne of Arakan in 146 BCE.
They are from the first regnal year of the Babylonian king Nabonassar.