regent

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. re·gent (also Regent)adjective after noun
•the Prince Regent
Main entry: ↑regent_derived
 
▪ II. re·gent [regent regents] BrE [ˈriːdʒənt] NAmE [ˈriːdʒənt] (also Regent) noun
a person who rules a country because the king or queen is too young, old, ill/sick, etc
•to act as regent

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin regent- ‘ruling’, from the verb regere.

Example Bank:
•She acted as regent until her son was old enough to be crowned king.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  regent(ip), trustee