regency

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 Of or relating to a regency: regency policies and appointments that were later rescinded.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

Noun

pl -cies

1. government by a regent

2. the status of a regent

3. a period when a regent is in power [Latin regere to rule]

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Regency

Adjective

of the regency (1811–20) of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) or the styles of architecture or furniture produced during it

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] n → regencia

regency [ˈriːdʒənsɪ] n → régence f

regency [ˈriːdʒənsɪ] n → Regentschaft f

adj Regency (furniture etc) → Regency-

regency [ˈriːdʒənsɪ] n → reggenza