prince regent

American

noun

a prince who is regent of a country.

Prince Regent ¹ British

noun

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

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prince regent ² British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of prince regent

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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João VI, the former prince regent, ruled from Rio de Janeiro as head of the government in exile.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

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

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022

A Balkan prince regent courts a Milwaukee chorus girl during the 1911 coronation in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

The specter of Jacobinism — of the guillotine and the mobs at the Bastille — haunts Britain’s rulers, from the prince regent to the owners of Manchester’s factories.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2019

He lampooned the prince regent, yet he could not alienate the Tories.

From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Jerningham, Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry), Sir

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