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Word: Regent
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin regent- ‘ruling’, from the verb regere
ˈriːdʒ(ə)nt
a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.
Short Definition:person appointed to administer state because monarch is minor or is absent or incapacitated
a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution.
Short Definition:member of governing body of university or other academic institution
Word: Regent
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈriːdʒ(ə)nt
acting as regent for a monarch
Short Definition:acting as regent for monarch
Examples:- the queen regent of Portugal
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