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(riːdʒənt)

Word forms: plural regents

countable noun

A regent is a person who rules a country when the king or queen is unable to rule, for example because they are too young or too ill.

regent in British English

(ˈriːdʒənt)

noun

the ruler or administrator of a country during the minority, absence, or incapacity of its monarch

(formerly) a senior teacher or administrator in any of certain universities

3. US and Canadian

a member of the governing board of certain schools and colleges

4. rare

any person who governs or rules

adjective

5. (usually postpositive)

acting or functioning as a regent

a queen regent

6. rare

governing, ruling, or controlling

Derived forms

regental (ˈregental)

adjective

regentship (ˈregentship)

noun

Word origin

C14: from Latin regēns ruling, from regere to rule

regent in American English

(ˈridʒənt)

adjective

acting in place of a king or ruler

a prince regent

2. Rare

acting as ruler; ruling

noun

a person appointed to rule a monarchy when the sovereign is absent or too young or incapacitated to rule

4. US

a member of the governing board of certain institutions, as of a state university or a state system of schools

any of certain other university officers

5. Rare

a ruler; governor

Derived forms

regentship (ˈregentˌship)

noun

Word origin

ME < MFr or ML: MFr regent < ML regens < L, prp. of regere, to rule: see right

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green regent (1969--79) Formed in Surrey by ex-members of Blues Railroad and Clarissa's Vermilion Pigge.Let someone else be regent the next time Prestimion feels like going on a trip, Septach Melayn thought.

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单词	regent
释义	Trends of regent View usage for: regent (riːdʒənt) Word forms: plural regents countable noun A regent is a person who rules a country when the king or queen is unable to rule, for example because they are too young or too ill. regent in British English (ˈriːdʒənt) noun 1. the ruler or administrator of a country during the minority, absence, or incapacity of its monarch 2. (formerly) a senior teacher or administrator in any of certain universities 3. US and Canadian a member of the governing board of certain schools and colleges 4. rare any person who governs or rules adjective 5. (usually postpositive) acting or functioning as a regent a queen regent 6. rare governing, ruling, or controlling Derived forms regental (ˈregental) adjective regentship (ˈregentship) noun Word origin C14: from Latin regēns ruling, from regere to rule regent in American English (ˈridʒənt) adjective 1. acting in place of a king or ruler a prince regent 2. Rare acting as ruler; ruling noun 3. a person appointed to rule a monarchy when the sovereign is absent or too young or incapacitated to rule 4. US a. a member of the governing board of certain institutions, as of a state university or a state system of schools b. any of certain other university officers 5. Rare a ruler; governor Derived forms regentship (ˈregentˌship) noun Word origin ME < MFr or ML: MFr regent < ML regens < L, prp. of regere, to rule: see right Examples of 'regent' in a sentence regent green regent (1969--79) Formed in Surrey by ex-members of Blues Railroad and Clarissa's Vermilion Pigge. David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003) Let someone else be regent the next time Prestimion feels like going on a trip, Septach Melayn thought. Robert Silverberg LORD PRESTIMION (2003) All related terms of 'regent' prince regent a prince who acts as regent during the minority , disability , or absence of the legal sovereign queen regent a queen who acts as regent regent bowerbird an Australian bowerbird , Sericulus chrysocephalus , the male of which has a showy yellow and velvety-black plumage regent honeyeater a large brightly-coloured Australian honeyeater, Zanthomiza phrygia Regent's Park a park in central London , laid out as Marylebone Park by John Nash ; now known for the London Zoo , its open-air theatre , and Nash's curved terraces
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