Meaning of regent in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈridʒənt/

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1. Noun

   regent

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin regent-‘ruling’, from the verb regere

   Definitions

   1. members of a governing board
2. 2. someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch