regency

noun

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/

Etymology

From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō. By surface analysis, regent + -cy; compare also + -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).

derived from regēns
derived from regentia
inherited from regencie

Definitions

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king…
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
The time during which a regent is in power.
An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.
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1. The regency of George Augustus Frederick of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, before he became King…
  The regency of George Augustus Frederick of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, before he became King George IV; that is, the period in United Kingdom history in which he ruled as prince regent (1811–1820).

The neighborhood

neighborcoregency
neighborregal
neighborregalia
neighborregent
neighborinterregnum

Derived

omniregency, Regency Kingdom of Poland, Regency of Algiers, viceregency

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for regency. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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