English Dictionary

regent

/ˈɹiːdʒənt/

noun

(now rare) A ruler. / One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

The regent ruled the kingdom in the absence of the king.

意味（1）

(now rare) A ruler.

意味（2）

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

意味（3）

(now chiefly historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.

This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.

意味（4）

(Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.

意味（5）

(Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency