Definition of Regent
Re´gent
Pronunciation:
r?´j
e
nt
a.
1.
Ruling
;
governing
;
regnant
.
2.
Exercising
vicarious
authority
.
Queen regent
See
under
Queen
,
n
.
n.
1.
One
who
rules
or
reigns
;
a
governor
;
a
ruler
.
2.
Especially
,
one
invested
with
vicarious
authority
;
one
who
governs
a
kingdom
in
the
minority
,
absence
,
or
disability
of
the
sovereign
.
3.
One
of
a
governing
board
;
a
trustee
or
overseer
;
a
superintendent
;
a
curator
;
as
,
the
regents
of
the
Smithsonian
Institution
.
4.
(Eng.Univ.)
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
.
Regent bird
(Zool.)
a
beautiful
Australian
bower
bird
(
Sericulus
melinus
).
The
male
has
the
head
,
neck
,
and
large
patches
on
the
wings
,
bright
golden
yellow
,
and
the
rest
of
the
plumage
deep
velvety
black
; -
so
called
in
honor
of
the
Prince
of
Wales
(
afterward
George
IV
.),
who
was
Prince
Regent
in
the
reign
of
George
III
.
The Regents of the University of the State of New York
the
members
of
a
corporate
body
called
the
University
of
New
York
.
They
have
a
certain
supervisory
power
over
the
incorporated
institution
for
Academic
and
higher
education
in
the
State
.
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