Definition of Regency

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office of a regent, position of one who governs during the king's absence
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Regency Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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1811 - 1820 Great Britain - term for transition periods - as style element considered is the transition from George III to George IV - compare regence 

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Regency Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(a.)
The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
  
(a.)
Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.
  
(a.)
A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability.
  
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\re"gen*cy\ (r?*jen*s?), n.; pl. regencies (-s&?;z). [cf. f. régence, ll. regentia. see regent, a.]
1. the office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
2. especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government. w. temple.
3. a body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability. a council or regency consisting of twelve persons.
regency
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1. (england) the regency was the period from 1811-1820 when the prince of wales was regent during george iii's periods of insanity [syn: regency]


2. the office of a regent

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Noun
1. the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity
(hypernym) rule
(classification) England

Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820)
(pertainym) Regency
(classification) England

Noun
1. the period of time during which a regent governs
(hypernym) rule
2. the office of a regent
(hypernym) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

Adjective
1. of or relating to a regency
Regency Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Regency Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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State: VIRGINIA
City: REGENCY
Regency Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Regency is the rule of a regent. It may also refer to:
  • Specific periods when a throne was vacant:
    • Regency in France, 1715–1723, a.k.a. Régence
    • British Regency, 1811–1820

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Regency Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The 'Lectric Law Library
REGENCY - The authority of the person in monarchical countries invested with the right of governing the state in the name of the monarch, during his minority, absence, sickness or other inability.

REGENT - A ruler, a governor. The term is usually applied to one who governs a regency, or rules in the place of another.

In the canon law, it signifies a master or professor of a college. It sometimes means simply a ruler, director, or superintendent; as, in New York, where the board who have the superintendence of all the colleges, academies and schools, are called the regents of the University of the state of New York.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.