regent
regents
In a monarchy, if the king gets too sick to rule his country, a regent steps in to run things temporarily.
When kings or queens aren't able to do their jobs — because they're ill, or often because they are children — trusted advisers called regents fill in. You can think of a regent as a substitute monarch. There's also a more permanent kind of regent who helps to run a business or university and can also be called a trustee or board member. In Latin, regent means "ruling," from the verb regere, "to rule."
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someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
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examples:
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Catherine de Medicis
queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
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Catherine de Medicis
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members of a governing board
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synonyms:
trustee
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type of:
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committee member
a member of a committee
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committee member
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acting or functioning as a regent or ruler
Vocabulary lists containing regent
Once a week, Castle Glower magically expands. When her parents disappear, Princess Celie must use her knowledge of the castle's ever-changing layout to find them.
In the first volume of the Ascendance series, a nobleman tries to seize power by training a boy to impersonate a long-lost prince.
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