REGENCY

regency

(noun) the office of a regent

Regency

(noun) the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III’s periods of insanity

regency

(noun) the period of time during which a regent governs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Regency

(UK) the historical period in the United Kingdom - specifically 1811-1820 - in which King George IV ruled as Prince Regent.

Etymology

Noun

regency (countable and uncountable, plural regencies)

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

The time during which a regent is in power.

An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.

Source: Wiktionary

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Re"gen*cy (r*jen*s), n.; pl. Regencies (-s. Etym: [CF. F. régence, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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