regent – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
regent
adj.
pertaining to one who rules a nation in the King's absence
n.
one who governs a state in the king's absence; member of a management board, member of a board of governors
Regent
A
regent (from the
Latin regens, "[one] ruling") is "a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated." The rule of a regent or regents is called a
regency. A regent or regency council may be formed
ad hoc or in accordance with a constitutional rule. "Regent" is sometimes a formal title. If the regent is holding his position due to his position in the
line of succession, the compound term
prince regent is often used; if the regent of a minor is his mother, she is often referred to as "queen regent".
regent
Noun
1. members of a governing board
(synonym) trustee
(hypernym) committee member
(member-holonym) governing board
2. someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
(hypernym) ruler, swayer
(hyponym) Catherine de Medicis
Adjective
1. acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent"
(synonym) regent(ip)
(similar) powerful
(classification) combining form
Regent (der)
nm.
regent, one who governs a state in the king's absence
régent
nm.
regent, one who governs a state in the king's absence; member of a management board, member of a board of governors