An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
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
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
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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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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