regency
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See also: Regency
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō. By surface analysis, regent + -cy; compare also + -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]regency (countable and uncountable, plural regencies)
- A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
- The time during which a regent is in power.
- An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]system of government
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms suffixed with -cy
- English terms suffixed with -ency
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