regent
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“I govern, I steer”).
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Noun[edit]
regent (plural regents)
- (now rare) A ruler. [from 15th c.]
- One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]
- (now chiefly historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. [from 16th c.]
- 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage 2001, p. 139:
- This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
- 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage 2001, p. 139:
- (Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. [from 18th c.]
- (Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency
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Adjective[edit]
regent (comparative more regent, superlative most regent)
- Ruling; governing; regnant.
- Sir M. Hale
- Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.
- Sir M. Hale
- Exercising vicarious authority.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Further reading[edit]
- regent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- regent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Catalan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
regent (feminine regenta, masculine plural regents, feminine plural regentes)
Noun[edit]
regent m (plural regents)
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
regent c (singular definite regenten, plural indefinite regenter)
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
regent m (plural regenten, diminutive regentje n, feminine regentes)
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Etymology 2[edit]
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Verb[edit]
regent
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of regenen
- (archaic) plural imperative of regenen
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
regent
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old French regent, see below.
Noun[edit]
regent m (plural regens)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- regent on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin regēns (“ruling, as a noun, a ruler, governor, prince”); present participle of regō (“I govern, I steer”).
Noun[edit]
regent m (oblique plural regens, nominative singular regens, nominative plural regent)
- regent (one who reigns in the absence of a monarch)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: regent (borrowed)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
regent c
Declension[edit]
Declension of regent | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | regent | regenten | regenter | regenterna |
Genitive | regents | regentens | regenters | regenternas |
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