prince regent

English

Etymology

A calque translation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French prince régent, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.

Noun

prince regent (plural prince regents or princes regent)

1. A prince who rules a monarchy in place of a regent who is unfit to rule for whatever reason.

Translations

prince acting as regent

• German: Prinzregent (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: prinsregent m

  Nynorsk: prinsregent m

References

• “prince regent”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.