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regent

re·gent

UK/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/ US/ˈridʒʌnt/ fairly common us
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

members of a governing board

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2.

someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country''s monarch

adjective

1.

acting or functioning as a regent or ruler

  • “prince-regent”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • captain regent
  • prince regent
  • princess regent
  • queen regent

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