01 n. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
pl.
Regencies ((-s�z))
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1.
The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
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2.
Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.
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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.” — Lowth.