'Regent' definitions:

Definition of 'regent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince- regent"
noun
Members of a governing board [syn: regent, trustee]
noun
Someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

Definition of 'Regent'

From: GCIDE
  • Regent \Re"gent\ (r?"jent), a. [L. regens, -entis, p. pr. of regere to rule: cf. F. r['e]gent. See Regiment.]
  • 1. Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul." --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Exercising vicarious authority. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Queen regent. See under Queen, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Regent'

From: GCIDE
  • Regent \Re"gent\, n. [F. r['e]gent. See Regent, a.]
  • 1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools. [1913 Webster]
  • Regent bird (Zool.), 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.
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Regent, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Regent, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000) :
211
Housing Units (2000) :
126
Land area (2000) :
0.546876 sq. miles (1.416403 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.546876 sq. miles (1.416403 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66020
Located within :
North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location :
46.421937 N, 102.557208 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
58650
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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