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regent

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re·gent  (rjnt)
n.
1. One who rules during the minority, absence, or disability of a monarch.
2. One acting as a ruler or governor.
3. A member of a board that governs an institution, such as a state university.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin regns, regent-, ruler, from present participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

regent·al (-jn-tl) adj.

regent [ˈriːdʒənt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ruler or administrator of a country during the minority, absence, or incapacity of its monarch
2. (Social Science / Education) (Business / Professions) (formerly) a senior teacher or administrator in any of certain universities
3. (Social Science / Education) (Business / Professions) US and Canadian a member of the governing board of certain schools and colleges
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare any person who governs or rules
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (usually postpositive) acting or functioning as a regent a queen regent
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare governing, ruling, or controlling
[from Latin regēns ruling, from regere to rule]
regental  adj
regentship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.regentregent - members of a governing board        
governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution
committee member - a member of a committee
2.regent - someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
Adj.1.regent - acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
Translations
regent [ˈriːdʒənt]
A. ADJ prince regentpríncipe m regente
B. Nregente mf

regent [ˈriːdʒənt] n [country] → régent(e) m/f

regent
nRegent(in) m(f); (US, Univ) → Mitglied ntdes Universitäts- or Schulverwaltungsrats ? prince regent

regent [ˈriːdʒnt] nreggente m/f
regent [ˈriːdʒnt] nreggente m/f

regent
n regent [ˈriːdʒent]
a person who governs in place of a king or queen The prince was only two years old when the king died, so his uncle was appointed regent. regent وَصي على العَرْش регент regent, -ka regent der/die Regent(in) αντιβασιλέας regente regent نایب السلطنه sijaishallitsija régent/-ente עוֹצֵר राज्य-प्रतिनिधि regent kormányzó wali raja ríkisstjóri reggente 摂政 섭정 regentas reģents pemangku raja regent riksforstander, regent regent regente regent регент regent, -ka regent regent regent ผู้สำเร็จราชการ naip, hükümdar vekili 攝政王(后) регент ناءب ریاست quan nhiếp chính 者(


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His first visit was for Houston, who had a house on Regent Terrace, kept for him in old days by an aunt.
Philip took him sometimes to the tavern off Regent Street.
He asked also who was in the coach, whither they were bound and what money they had, and one of the men on horseback replied, "The persons in the coach are my lady Dona Guiomar de Quinones, wife of the regent of the Vicaria at Naples, her little daughter, a handmaid and a duenna; we six servants are in attendance upon her, and the money amounts to six hundred crowns.
 
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