regency

/หˆษนiหdอกส’ษ™nsi/
noun
  1. 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. 2

    The time during which a regent is in power.

  3. 3

    An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regency