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Regency
Pronunciation : Re"gen*cy (r*jen*s)
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [CF. F. r?gence, LL. regentia. See Regent, a.]
Definition : 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.
pl. Regencies (-s.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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