regency
noun
regencies
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pluralof regency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They were spotted entering the regencies of Lhokseumawe, East Aceh, Pidie, Aceh Besar and Sabang in north Aceh province.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
There were in that period two regencies, two emperors, and no less than 74 presidents and acting presidents.
From Time Magazine Archive
He may not live long, and then we have a regency before us, and the regencies of France have always been times of grievous trouble.
From Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
All the civil wars in France arose from the hereditary system; they were either produced by hereditary claims, or by the imperfection of the hereditary form, which admits of regencies or monarchy at nurse.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man by Moncure Daniel Conway
Tunis and Tripoli are regencies of the Port of Tunis, having an hereditary Bey, while Tripoli is a simple Pasha, removable at pleasure.
From Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. by James Richardson
