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Definition of regent:
- A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.
- Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- Exercising vicarious authority.
- One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.
- Ruling; governing; regnant.
Synonyms:
agent, director, trustee, legal guardian, minister, powerful, ruler.
Usage examples:
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Ameni bowed, and the Regent left the hall to withdraw to a wing of the king's palace, in which he dwelt.
- "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers. -
Time rolled back; he was no longer the Regent of Scotland, but the fond lover of Marion Braidfoot.
- "The Scottish Chiefs", Jane Porter. -
Don't you know the Hanover Tea- rooms in Regent Street?
- "The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories", Arnold Bennett.