regency
See also: Regency
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin regentia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin regens, present participle of regō, regere, cf. regent and -cy, + -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Translations
system of government
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