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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRégent
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.ʒɑ̃
"Le régent a gouverné le pays pendant la minorité du roi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor, is absent, or is incapacitated.
"The queen mother acted as regent until the young prince came of age." - 2
A member of the governing board of a university or other institution.
"The board of regents approved the new campus construction project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'regentem', the accusative form of 'regens', meaning 'ruling', present participle of 'regere' (to rule). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French, the term historically evolved to designate an individual appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, absent, or incapacitated.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Regent" is said worldwide
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Régent
Transliteration: ʁe.ʒɑ̃
"Le régent a gouverné le pays pendant la minorité du roi."
Regent
Transliteration: ʁeˈɡɛnt
"Der Regent übernahm die Staatsgeschäfte in einer schwierigen Zeit."
Reggente
Transliteration: redˈdʒɛn.te
"Il principe agì come reggente fino alla maggiore età del sovrano."
Regente
Transliteration: reˈxen.te
"El regente gobernó con sabiduría durante la ausencia del rey."
Regente
Transliteration: ʁeˈʒẽ.tʃi
"O príncipe regente assumiu o trono temporariamente."
राजप्रतिनिधि
Transliteration: rajapratinidhi
"राजा के अल्पवयस्क होने पर राजप्रतिनिधि ने शासन संभाला।"
摄政王
Transliteration: shè zhèng wáng
"在国王年幼期间，摄政王代行国家权力。"
섭정
Transliteration: seopjeong
"왕이 어리기 때문에 섭정이 국정을 맡아 다스렸다."
摂政
Transliteration: sesshō
"幼い天皇に代わって摂政が政治を行った。"
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