regent

noun/ˈriːdʒənt/

Frequency rank: #8,149 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A person appointed to govern a country when the monarch is unable to do so.

Illustration for the English word “regent”

Example sentence

The queen was too ill to rule, so her uncle served as regent until she recovered.

Synonyms & related words

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