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    regent
    re‧gent /ˈriːdʒənt/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: Latin, present participle of regere __to rule__
    someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child ⇨ regency
    —regent adjective [only after noun]:
        the Prince Regent
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: George III was the king of England at that time. | King Harald V of Norway
       ▪ queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: She became queen when she was only 14 years old. | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
       ▪ monarch a king or queen: The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
       ▪ monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: Britain is a constitutional monarchy. | Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
       ▪ prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: Prince Rainier of Monaco | The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
       ▪ ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: the ruler of Babylonia | General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
       ▪ emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century | Emperor Hirohito
       ▪ sovereign formal a king or queen: It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
       ▪ regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
       ▪ the crown formal the position of king or queen: Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.