regency B2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈriːdʒənsi/ UK /ˈriːdʒənsi/ See IPA manual Freq #21870 Meanings 1 noun government by a regent on behalf of a monarch who is absent, underage, or unable to rule A regency governed the kingdom until the young heir came of age. 2 noun the office or period of rule of a regent The palace was renovated during the regency. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · government by a regent on... regentship 2 noun · the office or period of... regentshipinterim rule Word family Derived forms viceregencycoregency Related forms regentinterregnumreign Etymology From Middle English regencie and Medieval Latin regentia, based on Latin regens, 'ruling,' the present participle of regere, 'to rule.' Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # regency **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈriːdʒənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈriːdʒənsi/ **Frequency rank:** 21870 ## Meanings 1. government by a regent on behalf of a monarch who is absent, underage, or unable to rule 2. the office or period of rule of a regent ## Examples - A regency governed the kingdom until the young heir came of age. - The palace was renovated during the regency. ## Synonyms - regentship - interim rule ## Derived Forms - viceregency - coregency ## Related Forms - regent - interregnum - reign ## Etymology From Middle English regencie and Medieval Latin regentia, based on Latin regens, 'ruling,' the present participle of regere, 'to rule.' ## Topics - Law & Government markdown