regent

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈriː.dʒənt/ UK /ˈriː.dʒənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #11654

Meanings

1

noun
a person who governs temporarily for a monarch who is absent, underage, or unable to rule

The queen appointed her brother regent while the heir was still a child.
2

noun
a member of a governing board, especially one responsible for a university or public institution

Each regent voted on the university's proposed tuition policy.
3

adj
ruling or acting in place of a monarch

The prince regent approved the treaty on behalf of the incapacitated king.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who governs... acting rulergovernor

2 noun · a member of a governing... trustee governor

3 adj · ruling or acting in place... acting governing

Word family

Forms regents

Derived forms regencyregentshipcoregent

Related forms monarch ruler regime rector

Etymology

From Middle English and Anglo-French regent, from Latin regens, 'ruling' or 'a ruler,' the present participle of regere, 'to rule, guide, or direct.' The temporary-ruler noun and the adjective both preserve the Latin participial idea of someone actively governing.

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People & Society

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# regent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈriː.dʒənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈriː.dʒənt/
**Frequency rank:** 11654

## Meanings
1. a person who governs temporarily for a monarch who is absent, underage, or unable to rule
2. a member of a governing board, especially one responsible for a university or public institution
3. ruling or acting in place of a monarch

## Examples
- The queen appointed her brother regent while the heir was still a child.
- Each regent voted on the university's proposed tuition policy.
- The prince regent approved the treaty on behalf of the incapacitated king.

## Synonyms
- acting ruler
- governor
- trustee

## Derived Forms
- regency
- regentship
- coregent

## Related Forms
- monarch
- ruler
- regime
- rector

## Etymology
From Middle English and Anglo-French regent, from Latin regens, 'ruling' or 'a ruler,' the present participle of regere, 'to rule, guide, or direct.' The temporary-ruler noun and the adjective both preserve the Latin participial idea of someone actively governing.

## Topics
- People & Society

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