regent

Word family nounregenceregentshipregencyadjectiveregent

Related topics: Government

re·gent /ˈriːdʒənt/ noun [countableC]

PGsomeone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child 摄政者 → regency

—regent adjectiveadj [only after noun]

the Prince Regent

摄政王

Examples from the Corpus

regent• A regent assumes almost full powers.• Accepted first as regent, he was in 1037 recognised as king, and Emma went into exile.• One set of regents piles on top of another.• Most of the regents would not comment on the ruling Monday, saying the report spoke for itself.• Surprisingly, no one seemed interested in Sir John's meeting with the regent.• The regents were still unwilling to accept verdicts of such dubious historicity.• Oh, they had a little fun trapping regents going to the bathroom during the lunch break.

Origin regent

(1300-1400) Old French Latin, present participle of regere “to rule”

单词	regent
释义	regent Word family nounregenceregentshipregencyadjectiveregent Related topics: Government re·gent /ˈriːdʒənt/ noun [countableC] PGsomeone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child 摄政者 → regency —regent adjectiveadj [only after noun] the Prince Regent 摄政王 Examples from the Corpus regent• A regent assumes almost full powers.• Accepted first as regent, he was in 1037 recognised as king, and Emma went into exile.• One set of regents piles on top of another.• Most of the regents would not comment on the ruling Monday, saying the report spoke for itself.• Surprisingly, no one seemed interested in Sir John's meeting with the regent.• The regents were still unwilling to accept verdicts of such dubious historicity.• Oh, they had a little fun trapping regents going to the bathroom during the lunch break. Origin regent (1300-1400) Old French Latin, present participle of regere “to rule”
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