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regent

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 (“I govern, I steer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/

Noun

regent (plural regents)

1. (now rare) A ruler. [from 15th c.]
2. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]
3. (now chiefly historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. [from 16th c.]
4. (Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. [from 18th c.]
5. (Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency

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Translations

Adjective

regent (comparative more regent, superlative most regent)

1. Ruling; governing; regnant.
2. Exercising vicarious authority.

Further reading

• “regent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “regent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Engert, Genter, gerent

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rəˈʒen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rəˈʒent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [reˈd͡ʒent]
• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

regent m or f (masculine and feminine plural regents)

1. regent, governing

Noun

regent m or f by sense (plural regents)

1. regent

Derived terms

• corregent.
• regentar

Related terms

• regència
• regir

Further reading

• “regent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Regent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛɡɛnt]

Noun

regent m anim

1. regent (one who rules in place of the monarch)

Declension

Related terms

• See režim

Further reading

• regent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• regent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• regent in Internetová jazyková příručka

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)

1. (politics) a monarch, a regent (one who rules)

Declension

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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)

1. regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place
2. (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

1. inflection of regenen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Anagrams

• tenger

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ɡent/, [ˈrɛɡɛn̪t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒent/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒen̪t̪]

Verb

regent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of regō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French regent, see below.

Noun

regent m (plural regens)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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 (“I govern, I steer”).

Noun

regent oblique singular, m (oblique plural regens, nominative singular regens, nominative plural regent)

1. 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)

1. regent (person who rules in place of the monarch)
2. (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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• regent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• regent in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French regent, from Latin régens.

Noun

regent m (plural regenți)

1. regent

Declension

Swedish

Noun

regent c

1. a monarch or a regent, one who rules

Declension

Anagrams

• regnet

Source: wiktionary.org