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regent
(mass) | regent
- správca |
regent
(encz) | regent,regent n: Zdeněk Brož |
regent
(encz) | regent,správce n: Zdeněk Brož |
regent
(encz) | regent,vladař Zdeněk Brož |
regent
(czen) | regent,regentn: Zdeněk Brož |
Regent
(gcide) | Regent \Re"gent\ (r?"jent), a. [L. regens, -entis, p. pr. of
regere to rule: cf. F. r['e]gent. See Regiment.]
1. Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active regent
principle . . . which we call the soul." --Sir M. Hale.
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2. Exercising vicarious authority. --Milton.
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Queen regent. See under Queen, n.
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Regent
(gcide) | Regent \Re"gent\, n. [F. r['e]gent. See Regent, a.]
1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton.
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2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who
governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability
of the sovereign.
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3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a
superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
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4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five
years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were
formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.
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Regent bird (Zool.), a beautiful Australian bower bird
(Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and
large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the
rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in
honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who
was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.
The Regents of the University of the State of New York, the
members of a corporate body called the University of New
York. They have a certain supervisory power over the
incorporated institution for Academic and higher education
in the State.
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regent
(wn) | regent
adj 1: acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-
regent"
n 1: members of a governing board [syn: regent, trustee]
2: someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or
minority of the country's monarch |
REGENT
(bouvier) | REGENT. 1. A ruler, a governor. The term is usually applied to one who
governs a regency, or rules in the place of another.
2. In the canon law, it signifies a master or professor of a college.
Dict. du Dr. Call. h.t. 3. It sometimes means simply a ruler, director, or
superintendent; as, in New York, where the board who have the
superintendence of all the colleges, academies and schools, are called the
regents of the University of the state of New York.
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regent
(mass) | regent
- správca |
queen regent
(encz) | queen regent, n: |
regent
(encz) | regent,regent n: Zdeněk Brožregent,správce n: Zdeněk Brožregent,vladař Zdeněk Brož |
vice-regent
(encz) | vice-regent, n: |
regent
(czen) | regent,regentn: Zdeněk Brož |
regentství
(czen) | regentství,regencyn: Zdeněk Brož |
co-regent
(gcide) | co-regent \co-re"gent\ (k?-r?"jent), n.
A joint regent or ruler.
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Interregent
(gcide) | Interregent \In`ter*re"gent\, n.
A person who discharges the royal functions during an
interregnum. --Holland.
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Nonregent
(gcide) | Nonregent \Non`re"gent\, n. (Eng. Universities)
A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.
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Queen regent
(gcide) | Queen \Queen\, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n
wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel.
kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See Quean.]
1. The wife of a king.
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2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female
monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of
Scots.
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In faith, and by the heaven's quene. --Chaucer.
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3. A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of
her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used
figuratively of cities, countries, etc. " This queen of
cities." " Albion, queen of isles." --Cowper.
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4. The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees,
ants, and termites.
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5. (Chess) The most powerful, and except the king the most
important, piece in a set of chessmen.
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6. A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the
queen of spades.
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Queen apple. [Cf. OE. quyne aple quince apple.] A kind of
apple; a queening. "Queen apples and red cherries."
--Spenser.
Queen bee (Zool.), a female bee, especially the female of
the honeybee. See Honeybee.
Queen conch (Zool.), a very large West Indian cameo conch
(Cassis cameo). It is much used for making cameos.
Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.
Queen dowager, the widow of a king.
Queen gold, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of
England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.
Queen mother, a queen dowager who is also mother of the
reigning king or queen.
Queen of May. See May queen, under May.
Queen of the meadow (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant
(Spir[ae]a Ulmaria). See Meadowsweet.
Queen of the prairie (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[ae]a
lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.
Queen pigeon (Zool.), any one of several species of very
large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus
Goura, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.
They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,
and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.
Called also crowned pigeon, goura, and {Victoria
pigeon}.
Queen regent, or Queen regnant, a queen reigning in her
own right.
Queen's Bench. See King's Bench.
Queen's counsel, Queen's evidence. See King's counsel,
King's evidence, under King.
Queen's delight (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia
sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous
stem and a perennial woody root.
Queen's metal (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter
or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a
slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.
Queen's pigeon. (Zool.) Same as Queen pigeon, above.
Queen's ware, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.
Queen's yellow (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder
consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly
called turpetum minerale, or Turbith's mineral.
[1913 Webster]Regent \Re"gent\ (r?"jent), a. [L. regens, -entis, p. pr. of
regere to rule: cf. F. r['e]gent. See Regiment.]
1. Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active regent
principle . . . which we call the soul." --Sir M. Hale.
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2. Exercising vicarious authority. --Milton.
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Queen regent. See under Queen, n.
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Regent bird
(gcide) | Regent \Re"gent\, n. [F. r['e]gent. See Regent, a.]
1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton.
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2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who
governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability
of the sovereign.
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3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a
superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
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4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five
years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were
formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.
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Regent bird (Zool.), a beautiful Australian bower bird
(Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and
large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the
rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in
honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who
was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.
The Regents of the University of the State of New York, the
members of a corporate body called the University of New
York. They have a certain supervisory power over the
incorporated institution for Academic and higher education
in the State.
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Regent diamond
(gcide) | Regent diamond \Re"gent di"a*mond\
A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137
carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so
called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it
was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras
(whence also called the Pitt diamond), who bought it of an
Indian merchant in 1701.
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Regentess
(gcide) | Regentess \Re"gent*ess\, n.
A female regent. [R.] --Cotgrave.
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Regentship
(gcide) | Regentship \Re"gent*ship\, n.
The office of a regent; regency.
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The Regents of the University of the State of New York
(gcide) | Regent \Re"gent\, n. [F. r['e]gent. See Regent, a.]
1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton.
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2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who
governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability
of the sovereign.
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3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a
superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
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4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five
years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were
formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.
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Regent bird (Zool.), a beautiful Australian bower bird
(Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and
large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the
rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in
honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who
was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.
The Regents of the University of the State of New York, the
members of a corporate body called the University of New
York. They have a certain supervisory power over the
incorporated institution for Academic and higher education
in the State.
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board of regents
(wn) | board of regents
n 1: a committee of university officers who have general
supervision over the welfare and conduct of students |
queen regent
(wn) | queen regent
n 1: a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot |
regent
(wn) | regent
adj 1: acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-
regent"
n 1: members of a governing board [syn: regent, trustee]
2: someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or
minority of the country's monarch |
vice-regent
(wn) | vice-regent
n 1: a regent's deputy |
REGENT
(bouvier) | REGENT. 1. A ruler, a governor. The term is usually applied to one who
governs a regency, or rules in the place of another.
2. In the canon law, it signifies a master or professor of a college.
Dict. du Dr. Call. h.t. 3. It sometimes means simply a ruler, director, or
superintendent; as, in New York, where the board who have the
superintendence of all the colleges, academies and schools, are called the
regents of the University of the state of New York.
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