Word Meaning

regent definition and meaning

a. Ruling; governing; regnant.
a. Exercising vicarious authority.
a. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.
a. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
a. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
a. A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.

Crossword clues for regent

- A ruler
- Appointed ruler
- Ruler
- Ruling queen
- Stand-in for monarch
- Stand-in monarch