Regent (Adjective)
Meaning
Acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The young queen was still a minor, so her uncle acted as regent until she came of age.
- During the monarch's incapacitation, the prime minister served as regent and took charge of the government.
- In the absence of the emperor, the viceroy ruled as regent over the distant provinces.
- The city-state was ruled by a regent council of five wise elders who made decisions collectively.
- After the king's death, his widow acted as regent for their infant son for several years.