prince regent

American  

noun

1. a prince who is regent of a country.

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Prince Regent ¹ British  

noun

1. 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

1. 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

In 1815, following the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte wrote a letter of surrender to the Prince Regent in England.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fact that Napoleon was able to refer to Themistocles in his letter to the Prince Regent reflects the familiarity of the ancient world to educated people of the period.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then there’s James Henry Leigh Hunt, the 19th-century English poet and political journalist who was imprisoned for the crime of observing that the Prince Regent, later King George IV, was, among other things, a “corpulent gentleman of fifty.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From New York Times