regent : Idioms & Phrases

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board of regents

  • noun a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
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co-regent

Co-re"gent noun
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  1. A joint regent or ruler.
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Queen regent

  • noun a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot
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  • . See under Queen, n.
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Queen regent, ∨ Queen regnant

  • a queen reigning in her own right.
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Regent bird

  • (Zoöl.), a beautiful Australian bower bird (Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black; so called in honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.
Webster 1913

The Regents of the University of the State of New York

  • the members of a corporate body called the University of New York. They have a certain supervisory power over the incorporated institution for Academic and higher education in the State.
Webster 1913

vice-regent

  • noun a regent's deputy
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