Wordiyoregent
🇬🇧 UK/'ri:dʒәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREB1
Definitions
n.
A person who rules a country in place of the monarch, especially when the monarch is young, absent, or incapacitated
摄政者，摄政王
adj.
Ruling or governing in place of another
摄政的，代理执政的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.act as regent担任摄政
- 2.prince regent摄政王子
- 3.lord regent摄政领主
- 4.[council of regents]摄政委员会
Example Sentences
- 1.
The queen mother served as regent while her son was too young to rule.
- 2.
The regent exercised full royal authority during the king's prolonged illness.
- 3.
Parliament appointed a council of regents to govern in the absent monarch's name.