regency /rēˈjən-si/

1. The office, term of office, jurisdiction or dominion of a regent
2. A body entrusted with vicarious government
3. Specif in French history, the minority of Louis XV, 1715–23, when Philip of Orleans was regent
4. In British history, the years 1811–20, when the Prince of Wales (George IV) was Prince Regent

Of, or in the style prevailing during, the French or English regency

rēˈgence noun (obsolete)

Government

rēˈgent adjective

1. Ruling
2. Invested with interim or vicarious sovereign authority

1. A ruler
2. A person invested with interim authority on behalf of another
3. Formerly in Scotland and elsewhere, a professor
4. A master or doctor who takes part in the regular duties of instruction and government in some universities

rēˈgentship noun

rēˈgent-bird noun

A bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) named in honour of George, the Prince Regent

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