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regency

regency

1 7.9
The time when someone rules instead of a king or queen who cannot rule
  • noun
  • /ˈriːdʒənsi/
translation icon : regencia
  • She served as an advisor during the regency, helping to guide the young ruler through his initial challenges.
  • end of the regency

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Examples

  • The regency was marked by political intrigue and power struggles among the nobles.

  • Given that country's long history of chaos, the only sure way to achieve this goal would be through the imposition of an international regency similar to the UN administration in Kosovo.

    Academic text (2009)

  • But since Prince John has seized the regency...

    The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

  • Before the regency of Dick Cheney, oil company heads were no friends of Israel.

    Blog text (7)

  • The Horthy regency period has been particularly difficult to assess because of its mixed legacy.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In the case of the incapacity of the monarch, precedent exists for Parliament to create a regency.

    Blog text (31)

  • Yet in the regency crisis of 1788-89, when men of every party are hunting for favorable precedents to support their interests.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Given their military and economic importance, control of royal fiefs at the death of a monarch and during regencies was a critical issue in the two elective kingdoms of Denmark and Sweden.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Among troubling events are the Horthy regency period before World War II, the Holocaust, Hungary's liberation by Soviet troops in 1945, and the long period of postwar Communist government.

    Academic text (2000)

  • During the period of the regency, the council made significant decisions on behalf of the young king.

Compounds

Regency era
1 6.6

The years 1811 to 1820 in Britain when the prince ruled because the king was ill

How Powerful

regency
1 7.9
governorship
24 6.7
guardianship
  • Formal
19 4.7
custodianship
  • Formal
1 7.0

Surface Forms

regency singular
regencies plural

Morphology

regency = regent (transparent) = regent + cy

Standard noun formation from 'regent' indicating the office, period, or authority of a regent; meaning is directly derived and predictable.

Etymology

Regency comes from the Latin word regere meaning 'to rule' and from regent meaning 'one who rules'. So a regency is the time or office when someone rules for the king or queen who cannot, which is why it means ruling in place of a monarch.