What's a Regent?

Definitions from the WWWebster Dictionary


Main Entry: re?gent
Pronunciation: 'rE-j&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin regent-, regens, from Latin, present participle of regere to rule
Date: 15th century
1 : one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign

 


 

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