Associations to the word «Regency»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
REGENCY, noun. A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
REGENCY, noun. The time during which a regent is in power.
REGENCY, proper noun. (UK) the historical period in the United Kingdom - specifically 1811-1820 - in which King George IV ruled as Prince Regent.
Dictionary definition
REGENCY, noun. The period of time during which a regent governs.
REGENCY, noun. The period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity.
REGENCY, noun. The office of a regent.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.