regent
nomadjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt//
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
nom
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One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
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archaïqueAny ruler.
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historiqueA member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
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A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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The chief executive of a regency.
Étymologie
From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).
adjectif
- 1
Ruling; governing; regnant.
Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.
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Exercising vicarious authority.
the regent powers
Formes
- pluriel
- regents
- comparatif
- more regent
- superlatif
- most regent
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