regency (redirected from regencies)

re·gen·cy  (rjn-s)

n. pl. re·gen·cies

1. A person or group selected to govern in place of a monarch or other ruler who is absent, disabled, or still in minority.

2. The period during which a regent governs.

3. The office, area of jurisdiction, or government of regents or a regent.

adj.

1. Regency Of, relating to, or characteristic of the style, especially in furniture, prevalent in England during the regency (1811-1820) of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV).

2. Regency Of, relating to, or characteristic of the style prevalent in France during the regency (1715-1723) of Philippe, Duc d'Orléans (1674-1723).

3. Of or relating to a regency: regency policies and appointments that were later rescinded.

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regency [ˈriːdʒənsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by a regent or a body of regents

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office of a regent or body of regents

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory under the jurisdiction of a regent or body of regents

[from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regere to rule]

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Regency [ˈriːdʒənsɪ]

n (preceded by the)

1. (Historical Terms) (in the United Kingdom) the period (1811-20) during which the Prince of Wales (later George IV (1762-1830; king 1820-30)) acted as regent during his father's periods of insanity

2. (Historical Terms) (in France) the period of the regency of Philip, Duke of Orleans, during the minority (1715-23) of Louis XV (1710-74; king 1715-74)

adj

(Historical Terms) characteristic of or relating to the Regency periods in France or the United Kingdom or to the styles of architecture, furniture, art, literature, etc., produced in them

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regency - the period of time during which a regent governs rule - the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
	2.	Regency - the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity England - a division of the United Kingdom
	3.	regency - the office of a regent berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Translations

regency [ˈriːdʒənsɪ]

A. N → regencia f

B. CPD Regency furniture N → mobiliario m Regencia, mobiliario m estilo Regencia

Regency [ˈriːdʒ^ənsi]

n
the Regency (in England, 1811-1830) → la Régence, la Régence anglaise

modif [house, chair, furniture] → Régence, Regency; [period] → de la Régence anglaise

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regency [ˈriːdʒ^ənsi] n (period of rule by a regent) → régence f

regency

n → Regentschaft f; the Regency (period) (Brit Art etc) → der Regency; Regency furniture/style (Brit Art etc) → Regencymöbel pl → /-stil m

Regency [ˈriːdʒ/ənsɪ]

1. n the Regency (in England) la reggenza del principe di Galles, futuro Giorgio IV; (in France) → la Reggenza

2. adj (style) → reggenza inv; (house, furniture) → (in) stile reggenza inv

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regency [ˈriːdʒ/ənsɪ] n → reggenza

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Regency [ˈriːdʒ/ənsɪ]

1. n the Regency (in England) la reggenza del principe di Galles, futuro Giorgio IV; (in France) → la Reggenza

2. adj (style) → reggenza inv; (house, furniture) → (in) stile reggenza inv

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regency [ˈriːdʒ/ənsɪ] n → reggenza