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nonregent

[ non-ree-juhnt ]
/ nɒnˈri dʒənt /
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noun
(at English universities) a Master of Arts whose regency has terminated.
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Origin of nonregent

First recorded in 1495–1505; non- + regent

Words nearby nonregent

nonrecognition, nonrecourse loan, nonrecurrent, nonrecurring, nonreflexive, nonregent, nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, nonreligious, non-REM sleep, nonrenewable, non rep.
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