regency
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regency¹
- /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/
Where it comes from
From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō. By surface analysis, regent + -cy; compare also + -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).
noun regencies
- A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule. The country was governed by a regency while the king was still a minor.
- The time during which a regent is in power. The prince served as regent during the regency.
- An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.
Regency²
proper noun
- The regency of George Augustus Frederick of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, before he became King George IV; that is, the period in United Kingdom history in which he ruled as prince regent (1811–1820).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: throne, régence, regent, regentship, prince regent, princess regent, subregent, reign, viceregent, governante, viceregency, custos regni, state, vice-roi, vicegerency, protector
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noun system of government
| Español | regencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 摂政 sesshō |
| Português | regência |
| Français | régence |
| Deutsch | Regentschaft |
| Italiano | reggenza |
| Русский | ре́гентство régentstvo |
| العربية | وِصَايَة wiṣāya |
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title = {regency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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