Meaning regent
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c. 1400, "a ruler," from the adjective regent "ruling, governing" (late 14c., now archaic), from Medieval Latin regentem (nominative regens), from Latin regens "ruler, governo [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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regent


n. One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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  A person appointed to govern during the absence, childhood, or incapacity of a monarch relic, reliquary: An object esteemed and venerated because of its association with a saint or martyr, often a b [..]
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(n) someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch(adj) acting or functioning as a regent or ruler(n) members of a governing board
Source: beedictionary.com

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(See SHIPS.)
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