regency

From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō. By surface analysis, regent +‎ -cy; compare also +‎ -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/

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regency (countable and uncountable, plural regencies)

1. A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
2. The time during which a regent is in power.
3. An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.

• regent
• regal
• regalia
• coregency

• interregnum