regency

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō. By surface analysis, regent +‎ -cy; compare also +‎ -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/ Hyphenation: re‧gen‧cy === Noun === regency (countable and uncountable, plural regencies) A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule. The time during which a regent is in power. An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== interregnum