regent

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 416 words | Copyright

regent adj. presiding over disputations in a university XIV; acting as regent of a country XVI; sb. one who rules, has royal authority, etc. XV. — (O)F. régent or L. regēns, -ent- ruling, ruler, governor, prp. of regere rule; see -ENT.
So regency office of a ruler or regent XV; body of persons acting for a sovereign; period during which a regent or regency governs XVIII. — medL. regentia.

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