re·gent (r  j nt)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 reg ns, regent-, ruler, from present participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]re gent·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
| Noun | 1. |  regent - 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 | |
| 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
n → Regent(in) m(f); (US, Univ) → Mitglied nt → des Universitäts- or Schulverwaltungsrats ? prince 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 摄政者（王）
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