noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A master of arts or other subjects whose regency has ceased, and therefore is no longer obliged to lecture. UK, historical
2. 2
   Someone who is not a member of the Board of Regents, especially in the Smithsonian Institution US

Etymology

From non- + regent.

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