regency
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• noun
A specific historical period during which a regent governed, especially in Great Britain from 1811 to 1820 or in France from 1715 to 1723, noted for its distinctive neoclassical architecture, fashion, and literature.
"The novel is set during the British Regency and captures the social manners of early nineteenth-century London."
The office, jurisdiction, or period of government of a regent or body of regents ruling in place of a monarch who is a minor, absent, or incapacitated.
"During the young king's minority, the kingdom was governed under a council of regency."
An administrative subdivision in Indonesia, directly below a province and on par with a municipality, headed by a regent (bupati).
"The coastal regency in Bali attracts thousands of international visitors each year."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle Ages from Medieval Latin regentia, derived from Latin regens ('ruling'), the present participle of regere ('to rule or direct').