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regent

noun
/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/

Etymology

From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).

  1. derived from regēns — “ruling; ruler, governor, prince”
  2. derived from regent
  3. derived from regent
  4. inherited from regent

Definitions

  1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young,…

    One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

  2. Any ruler.

  3. A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.

    • This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A member of governing board of a college or university

      A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

    2. The chief executive of a regency.

    3. Ruling

      Ruling; governing; regnant.

      • Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.

    4. Exercising vicarious authority.

      • the regent powers

    5. A city in North Dakota.

The neighborhood

Derived

captain regent, coregent, interregent, nonregent, prince regent, princess regent, queen regent, regent-bird, regentess, viceregent

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA