regent

Definition of Regent in English :

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Noun

1. regent, trustee

members of a governing board

trustee

2. regent

someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

Adjective

3. regent

acting or functioning as a regent or ruler

Example Sentences:
'prince-regent'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Regent

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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

Regent

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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

Regent

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n.

1. One who rules during the minority, absence, or disability of a monarch.

2. One acting as a ruler or governor.

3. A member of a board that governs an institution, such as a state university.

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