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Webster 1913 Edition
Regency
Re′gen-cy
(r?-jen-s?)
, Noun.
pl.
Regencies
(-s[GREEK]z)
. 1.
The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
2.
Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.
Sir W. Temple.
3.
A body of men intrusted with vicarious government;
as, a
. regency
constituted during a king’s minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disabilityA council or
regency
consisting of twelve persons. Lowth.
Definition 2024
Regency
Regency
See also: regency
English
Proper noun
Regency
- (Britain) the historical period in the United Kingdom - specifically 1811-1820 - in which King George IV ruled as Prince Regent.
regency
regency
See also: Regency
English
Noun
regency (countable and uncountable, plural regencies)
- A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
- The time during which a regent is in power.
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system of government
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