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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gen•cy /ˈridʒənsi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies, adj. n. - Government[uncountable] the office, government, rule, or control of a regent or regents.
- Government[countable] a territory under the control of a regent or regents.
- Government[countable] the term of office of a regent.
adj. - Governmentof or relating to a regency.
See -reg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gen•cy (rē′jən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies, adj. n. - Governmentthe office, jurisdiction, or control of a regent or body of regents exercising the ruling power during the minority, absence, or disability of a sovereign.
- Governmenta body of regents.
- Governmenta government consisting of regents.
- Governmenta territory under the control of a regent or regents.
- Governmentthe term of office of a regent.
- World History(cap.) [Brit. Hist.]the period (1811–20) during which George, Prince of Wales, later George IV, was regent.
- World History(cap.) [Fr. Hist.]the period of the minority of Louis XV.
- Governmentthe office or function of a regent or ruler.
adj. - Governmentof or pertaining to a regency.
- World History[Hist.]of or pertaining to the Regencies in England or France.
- Architecture, Furniture(often cap.) of or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration of the British Regency, somewhat similar to the French Directoire and Empire styles and characterized by close imitation of ancient Greek forms as well as by less frequent and looser adaptations of ancient Roman, Gothic, Chinese, and ancient Egyptian forms.
- Medieval Latin rēgentia. See regent, -ency
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: regency /ˈriːdʒənsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)- government by a regent or a body of regents
- the office of a regent or body of regents
- a territory under the jurisdiction of a regent or body of regents
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regere to rule Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Regency /ˈriːdʒənsɪ/ n the Regency ⇒ - (in the United Kingdom) the period (1811–20) during which the Prince of Wales (later George IV) acted as regent during his father's periods of insanity
- (in France) the period of the regency of Philip, Duke of Orleans, during the minority of Louis XV (1715–23)
adj - characteristic of or relating to the Regency periods in France or the United Kingdom or to the styles of architecture, furniture, art, literature, etc, produced in them
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