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# regent

noun (a regent, regents); adjective after a noun (Prince Regent)

«regent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who rules a country for a king or queen who is too young, ill or away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#m1)
2. (US) A member of a board that runs a university or schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#m2)
3. The Regency was the time in Britain (1811–1820) when the future George IV ruled as Prince Regent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons it explains who held power when a king was a child, for example Lady Jane Grey's time or young kings in the Middle Ages. In stories and fantasy a regent may be good or may try to steal the throne. Place names like Regent Street and Regent's Park in London come from the Prince Regent. Phrases: «act as regent», «the Prince Regent».

### Examples

- The king was only six, so his uncle ruled as regent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x1)
- The regent made decisions until the prince grew up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x2)
- In the story the wicked regent wanted the crown for himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x3)
- Regent's Park in London is named after the Prince Regent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x4)
- Her mother was regent while she was a baby queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x5)
- A board of regents runs the state university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x6)
- He bade his son act as Regent in his absence, but ordered him on no account to marry till his return. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/#x7)

### Note

Countable: regents. Capital letter when it is a title: Prince Regent. A regent is not the real monarch; the power is borrowed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «regent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«regent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/regent.html) on Mova free.