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REGENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office of a regent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("regency" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
regent (acting or functioning as a regent or ruler)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Instance hypernyms:
rule (the duration of a monarch's or government's power)
Domain region:
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The period of time during which a regent governs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("regency" is a kind of...):
rule (the duration of a monarch's or government's power)
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