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regency
[ ree-juhn-see ]
/ ˈri dʒən si /
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noun, plural re·gen·cies.
adjective
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Words nearby regency
regatta, regd., regelate, regelation, Régence, regency, regeneracy, regenerate, regeneration, regenerative, regenerative braking
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British Dictionary definitions for regency (1 of 2)
regency
/ (ˈriːdʒənsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
government by a regent or a body of regents
the office of a regent or body of regents
a territory under the jurisdiction of a regent or body of regents
Word Origin for regency
C15: from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regere to rule
British Dictionary definitions for regency (2 of 2)
Regency
/ (ˈriːdʒənsɪ) /
noun the Regency
(in the United Kingdom) the period (1811–20) during which the Prince of Wales (later George IV) acted as regent during his father's periods of insanity
(in France) the period of the regency of Philip, Duke of Orleans, during the minority of Louis XV (1715–23)
adjective
characteristic of or relating to the Regency periods in France or the United Kingdom or to the styles of architecture, furniture, art, literature, etc, produced in them
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