regent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/ === Noun === regent (plural regents) One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.] Hyponym: coregent (uncommon sense) Coordinate terms: coregent (usual sense), monarch, king, queen (now rare) Any ruler. [from 15th c.] Hyponyms: coregent (usual sense), regent (usual sense), coregent (uncommon sense), monarch, king, queen (now chiefly historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. [from 16th c.] (Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. [from 18th c.] (Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === regent (comparative more regent, superlative most regent) Ruling; governing; regnant. Exercising vicarious authority. ==== Further reading ==== “regent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “regent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Engert, gerent, Tenger, Genter == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin regentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [rəˈʒe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [rəˈʒent] IPA(key): (Central) [rəˈʒen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [reˈd͡ʒent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [reˈʒen] Rhymes: -ent === Adjective === regent m or f (masculine and feminine plural regents) regent, governing === Noun === regent m or f by sense (plural regents) regent ==== Derived terms ==== corregent. regentar ==== Related terms ==== regència regir === Further reading === “regent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Regent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɛɡɛnt] === Noun === regent m anim regent (one who rules in place of the monarch) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== See režim === Further reading === “regent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “regent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “regent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Via German Regent and French régent from Latin regēns, a present participle of the verb Latin regō (“to rule”) (whence Danish regere). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʁɛˈɡ̊ɛnˀd̥] === Noun === regent c (singular definite regenten, plural indefinite regenter) (politics) a monarch, a regent (one who rules) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “regent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /rəˈɣɛnt/, /reːˈɣɛnt/ Hyphenation: re‧gent Rhymes: -ɛnt ==== Noun ==== regent m (plural regenten, diminutive regentje n, feminine regentes) regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place (Belgium) a secondary school teacher whose non-university degree only qualifies to teach in the lower grades ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈreːɣənt/ ==== Verb ==== regent inflection of regenen: second/third-person singular present indicative (archaic) plural imperative === Anagrams === tenger == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈrɛ.ɡɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɛː.d͡ʒent] === Verb === regent third-person plural future active indicative of regō == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French regent, see below. === Noun === regent m (plural regens) regent ==== Descendants ==== → English: regent French: régent === References === regent on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin regens. === Noun === regent m (definite singular regenten, indefinite plural regenter, definite plural regentene) a regent, monarch, ruler ==== Derived terms ==== prinsregent === References === “regent” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “regent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin regens. === Noun === regent m (definite singular regenten, indefinite plural regentar, definite plural regentane) a regent, monarch, ruler ==== Derived terms ==== prinsregent === References === “regent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin regēns (“ruling, as a noun, a ruler, governor, prince”); present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”). === Noun === regent oblique singular, m (oblique plural regens, nominative singular regens, nominative plural regent) regent (one who reigns in the absence of a monarch) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: regent → English: regent French: régent == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Regent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.ɡɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛɡɛnt Syllabification: re‧gent === Noun === regent m pers (female equivalent regentka, related adjective regencki) regent (person who rules in place of the monarch) (historical) official in charge of a royal chancellery, a secretary to the chancellor or the sub-chancellor; also: an official looking after the chancellery and court archives ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “regent”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “regent”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) regent in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French regent, from Latin regēns. === Noun === regent m (plural regenți) regent ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === regent c a monarch or a regent, one who rules ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === regnet