LookItUpregency
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈriːdʒənsi/
regency means: The period when someone rules for a king or queen who cannot do so.
noun
The period when someone rules for a king or queen who cannot do so.
- The regency lasted five years.
- Trade grew during her regency.
- His regency ended when the young king came of age.
Government by someone acting for a king or queen who cannot rule.
- The kingdom needed a regency.
- A regency was established while the king was ill.
- The council debated how the regency should operate.
An area of local government in Indonesia, smaller than a province.
- The village belongs to this regency.
- Each regency has its own local government.
- They visited several regencies in eastern Java.
Questions about regency
What does regency mean?
The period when someone rules for a king or queen who cannot do so.
What is regency in other languages?
Türkçe: naiplik dönemi · Español: regencia · Français: régence · Deutsch: Regentschaft · Italiano: reggenza · 日本語: 摂政期間
How do you pronounce regency?
It is pronounced /ˈriːdʒənsi/.
How do you use regency in a sentence?
The regency lasted five years. Trade grew during her regency.
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