regent

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re·gent /ˈriːdʒənt/ noun [countable]  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 adjective [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”

re·gent nounChineseSyllable  

queen, instead who king of governs a Corpus or someone

regent
re‧gent /ˈriːdʒənt/ noun [countable]someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child ⇨ regency
—regent adjective [only after noun]:
    the Prince Regent
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: George III was the king of England at that time. | King Harald V of Norway
   ▪ queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: She became queen when she was only 14 years old. | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
   ▪ monarch a king or queen: The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
   ▪ monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: Britain is a constitutional monarchy. | Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
   ▪ prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: Prince Rainier of Monaco | The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
   ▪ ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: the ruler of Babylonia | General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
   ▪ emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century | Emperor Hirohito
   ▪ sovereign formal a king or queen: It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
   ▪ regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
   ▪ the crown formal the position of king or queen: Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.

re·gentBrE /ˈriːdʒənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈriːdʒənt/ 🔊 (also Regent) nouna person who rules a country because the king or queen is too young, old, ill/sick, etc. 摄政者；摄政王◆to act as regent担任摄政王▸ re·gent (also Regent) adjective [after noun] ◆the Prince Regent摄政王