regency
noun/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/
Etymology From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō. By surface analysis, regent + -cy; compare also + -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).
1
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
2
The time during which a regent is in power.
3
An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.
- Derived terms
- omniregency, Regency Kingdom of Poland, Regency of Algiers, viceregency
- Related terms
- coregency, regal, regalia, regent, interregnum