regent
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈriːdʒənt/
:
regente
- I want you to be my new regent.
- Regents examination
- king and regent
- Swedish regent
And Horti was still only the Regent, not the king.
- And Horti was still only the Regent, not the king.
- And then he becomes the Regent for Ruach the hold.
- I, Lucifer, Lord of Hell and Regent of the Damned.
Examples
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The Duke of Orleans served as regent for the young king until he reached adulthood.
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If the king has been murdered, Michael as regent will proclaim her queen.
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From now on, I am regent of England.
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Now things were as they should be; as military regent, he was in command.
Fiction book (1991) -
But at least we'll have a regent to lead the Council.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Duke of Orleans thus was put in charge as Regent until the king came of age.
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The Daughters of America had just appointed me state regent.
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Belshazzar ruled Babylon as regent during his father's decade-long absence.
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The widows of Mahratta princes often had to act as regents to the royal successors and heirs.
Academic text (1991) -
In the absence of the monarch, the appointed regent made all the major decisions for the country.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who has power over a country or its people
16
9.5
A person who rules a land for a king or queen
A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough
A person who has power to rule a city or region
Compounds
A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Regent comes from the Latin regere 'to rule', the same root as reign and regal. So a regent is someone who 'rules' for the king or queen when they are away, ill, or too young to rule.