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Regent

//ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Ruling; governing; regnant.

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

  2. 2
    Exercising vicarious authority.

    "the regent powers"

Adjective
  1. 1
    acting or functioning as a regent or ruler wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in North Dakota.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
  2. 2
    someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch wordnet
  3. 3
    Any ruler. archaic
  4. 4
    members of a governing board wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 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
  2. 7
    The chief executive of a regency. Indonesia

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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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