Regent
//ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt// adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
- 2 someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch wordnet
- 3 Any ruler. archaic
- 4 members of a governing board wordnet
- 5 A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. historical
"This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam."
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- 6 A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Canada, Scotland, US
- 7 The chief executive of a regency. Indonesia
Adjective
- 1 Ruling; governing; regnant.
"Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul."
- 2 Exercising vicarious authority.
"the regent powers"
Adjective
- 1 acting or functioning as a regent or ruler wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in North Dakota.
Example
More examples"You may wear what clothes you please, or no clothes at all, in your own house, but if a man were to assert his right to walk down Regent street clad solely in his shirt the public would have a right to object."
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 (“I govern, I steer”).
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