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regency |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regency \Re"gen*cy\ (r?*jen*s?), n.; pl {Regencies} (-s?z). [CF. F. r['e]gence, LL regentia See {Regent}, a.] 1. The office of ruler; rule authority; government. 2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government. --Sir W. Temple. 3. A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability. A council or regency consisting of twelve persons. --Lowth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Regency n 1: (England) the Regency was the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity [syn: {Regency}] 2: the office of a regent From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Regency, VA Zip code(s): 23229
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