单词 | regent |
释义 | regent —regental, adj. —regentship, n. /ree"jeuhnt/, n. 1. a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. 2. a ruler or governor. 3. a member of the governing board of a state university or a state educational system. 4. a university officer who exercises general supervision over the conduct and welfare of the students. 5. (in certain Catholic universities) a member of the religious order who is associated in the administration of a school or college with a layperson who is its dean or director. adj. 6. acting as regent of a country; exercising ruling authority in behalf of a sovereign during his or her minority, absence, or disability (usually used postpositively): a prince regent. [1350-1400; ME < L regent- (s. of regens), prp. of regere to rule] |
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