prince regent
noun/ˌpɹɪns ˈɹiːd͡ʒ(ə)nt/UK/ˌpɹɪns ˈɹid͡ʒ(ə)nt/US
Etymology
From prince + regent (“one who rules in place of the monarch”). The plural form princes regent treats the word regent attributively.
Definitions
A prince who rules a country as a regent in place of a monarch who is unfit to rule for a…
A prince who rules a country as a regent in place of a monarch who is unfit to rule for a particular reason.
- Accord betwixt D. Raymond Berenger, Prince Regent of Arragon, with the Templers and Hospitaliers, vpon the teſtament of King D. Alphonſo.
- And if there be ſeveral Princes of that Family, one of the younger Brothers ſhall be choſen and preſented to that Biſhoprick; and if the younger Brothers fail, one of the Princes Regent ſhall be choſen: […]
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