regent

/หˆษนiหdส’ษ™nt/

IPA: /R IY1 JH AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    A ruler.

  2. 2

    One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

  3. 3

    A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.

  4. 4

    A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.

  5. 5

    The chief executive of a regency

adjective
  1. 1

    Ruling; governing; regnant.

  2. 2

    Exercising vicarious authority.

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