prince regent

noun

1. a prince who is regent of a country.

Prince Regent

¹

noun

1. George IV as regent of Great Britain and Ireland during the insanity of his father (1811–20)

prince regent

²

noun

1. a prince who acts as regent during the minority, disability, or absence of the legal sovereign

Word History and Origins

Origin of prince regent¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Jane Austen dedicated “Emma,” the last novel published in her lifetime, to the Prince Regent, later Britain’s George IV. He was an artistic connoisseur; through his taste, the word “Regency” came to signify an elegant style in fashion and furniture.

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In 1811, his son George IV took over leadership duties as prince regent.

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In 1811, his son was finally installed as Prince Regent, and George went on to live in seclusion at Windsor Castle until his death nearly a decade later.

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George and Charlotte’s first son, the Prince Regent — later King George IV — was an especially feckless character, running up debts equivalent to “what the nation was spending on the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars,” said Roberts.

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On returning to Lisbon in 1821, he left his son Pedro as prince regent of Brazil.

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