Word: Regent
How to pronounce: ˈriːʤ(ə)nt
Noun
Definitions:
1. A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.
Example sentences: "A strong monarch could control the Parlement de Paris but a minor supported by a regent rarely could."
2. A member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution.
Example sentences: "Senate resolutions must be presented to the regents through the university president."
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Acting as regent for a monarch.
Example sentences: "The queen regent of Portugal"
Synonyms:
precentor
choirmaster
ruler
Derivations:
Regency
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Italian: Regent
Turkish: Vekil
