regency
re·gency [regency regencies] BrE [ˈriːdʒənsi] NAmE [ˈriːdʒənsi] noun (pl. re·gencies)
a period of government by a ↑regent (= a person who rules a country in place of the king or queen)
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regent- ‘ruling’, from the verb regere.
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