regencies
- plural of regency.
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
When he visited the west of the island, he found still more valuable specimens in the Preanger regencies, twenty miles south of Buitenzorg.
From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)
The history of all the Japanese regencies, however, amply illustrates the general rule that inherited authority is ever and everywhere liable to find itself supplanted by deputed authority.
From Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation by Hearn, Lafcadio
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 Conway, Moncure Daniel
