regency
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See also Regency
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin rex/regere, and English abstract-noun suffix -ency.
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.
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Translations[edit]
system of government
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