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
We greatly regret that the hostile disposition of those regencies toward this nation, who have never injured them, is not to be removed on terms in our power to comply with.
From Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched by John Frederick Schroeder
Then a child Queen, and a long regency, and long regencies were dangerous.
From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
These do not however bear a very close analogy to regencies in the stricter sense, or substitutions during the natural incapacity of the sovereign.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
