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regency

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 Of or relating to a regency: regency policies and appointments that were later rescinded.

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]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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. Nregencia f
B. CPD Regency furniture Nmobiliario m Regencia, mobiliario m estilo Regencia
Regency [ˈriːdʒənsi]
n
the Regency (in England, 1811-1830)la Régence, la Régence anglaise
modif [house, chair, furniture] → Régence, Regency; [period] → de la Régence anglaise

regency [ˈriːdʒənsi] n (period of rule by a regent)régence f
regency
nRegentschaft f; the Regency (period) (Brit Art etc) → der Regency; Regency furniture/style (Brit Art etc) → Regencymöbel pl/-stil m
Regency [ˈriːdʒnsɪ]
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

regency [ˈriːdʒnsɪ] nreggenza
Regency [ˈriːdʒnsɪ]
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

regency [ˈriːdʒnsɪ] nreggenza


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He was one of those four musketeers who, under the late king, made Cardinal de Richelieu tremble, and who, during the regency, gave so much trouble to Monseigneur Mazarin.
He was not in a pleasant humor; and every time I hinted that perhaps this contract was a shade too hefty for a novice he unlimbered his tongue and cursed like a bishop -- French bishop of the Regency days, I mean.
The all-powerful minister, who had taken her regency from the queen, and his royalty from the king, had not been able to take a good stomach from nature.
 
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