English Dictionary

regent

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹiːdʒənt/

名詞

古語 歴史的 カナダ英語 スコットランド英語 アメリカ英語 国名

(now rare) A ruler. / One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

日本語の意味

摂政（君主の代わりに統治する者）

When the old dynasty fell, the regent declared a new era and ruled with uncompromising will.

古い王朝が滅ぶと、統治者は新しい時代を宣言し、厳しい意志で国を治めた。

意味（1）

(now rare) A ruler.

意味（2）

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

意味（3）

(now chiefly historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.

This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.

意味（4）

(Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.

意味（5）

(Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency

regents （ plural ）