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regents

regents is the plural of regent.

Meaning of regent

Noun

regent (plural regents)

  1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
  2. (archaic) Any ruler.
  3. (historical) A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
    • This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.1999, Geert Mak, translated by Philipp Blom, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage, published 2001, page 139
  4. (Canada, Scotland, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
  5. (Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency.

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Noun capitalized: Regents

Regents

  1. (plural) plural of Regent

Phrases with regents

Questions about regents

What is regents the plural of?
Regents is the plural of regent.
What part of speech is regents?
Regents is a noun.

Words near regents in the dictionary

  1. regentrification
  2. regentrified
  3. regentrifies
  4. regentrify
  5. regentrifying
  6. regents
  7. Regents Park
  8. regents professor
  9. regents professors
  10. regents' professor
  11. regents' professors

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