regent

English

/ˈɹiːdʒənt/

noun
Definitions
  • (now) A ruler.
  • One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
  • (now) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
  • (Scotland) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.
  • (Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency

Etymology

Derived from regent derived from Middle French regent derived from Latin regēns (prince, governor, ruling, ruler, as a noun, a ruler) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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Emoji
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