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Co-regent
Co-regent Co-re"gent (k?-r?"jent), n. A joint regent or ruler.
Interregent
Interregent In`ter*re"gent, n. A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. --Holland.
Nonregent
Nonregent Non`re"gent, n. (Eng. Universities) A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.
Regent diamond
Regent diamond Re"gent di"a*mond A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137 carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras (whence also called the Pitt diamond), who bought it of an Indian merchant in 1701.
Regentess
Regentess Re"gent*ess, n. A female regent. [R.] --Cotgrave.
Regentship
Regentship Re"gent*ship, n. The office of a regent; regency.

Meaning of regent from wikipedia

- In a monarchy, a regent (from Latin regens 'ruling, governing') is a person appointed to govern a state pro tempore (Latin for 'for the time being') because...
- A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead...
- University and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers on-campus programs as well as distance education. Regent offers ****ociate, bachelor's...
- 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during...
- Captains Regent (Italian: Capitani Reggenti) are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and...
- A regent is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there is only...
- Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under...
- vicegerent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vice-regent may refer to: a person who acts for a regent a synonym of viceroy a common misuse of vicegerent...
- Benoît Régent (19 August 1953 – 22 October 1994) was a French actor. He was born in Nantes. He died at the age of 41 of a ruptured aneurysm in Zürich,...
- Regent, L.P. is a multi-sector private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, California. Many of Regent's investments have been in the software, technology...