Regent



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 摄政者 ( 代国王统治者)
• ［英］ n. 摄政者 ( 代国王统治者) ( one who governs for the sovereign)
• ［记］ reg ( 统治) +ent
• ［例］ Until the king turned 18, the empire ruled by a regent.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin regent-, regens, from Latin, present participle of regere to direct — more at right
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
• 2. a person who rules or reigns ; governor
• 3. a member of a governing board (as of a state university)
• ? regent adjective
• ? regental adjective

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