 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
regent
adjective: acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent"
[syn: {regent(ip)}]
noun
1: members of a governing board [syn: {trustee}]
2: someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or
minority of the country's monarch
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Regent \Re"gent\, noun [F. r['e]gent. See {Regent}, adjective]
1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton.
2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who
governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability
of the sovereign.
3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a
superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
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.
{Regent bird} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Regent \Re"gent\ (r?"jent), adjective [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.
2. Exercising vicarious authority. --Milton.
{Queen regent}. See under {Queen}, noun
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Regent, ND (city, FIPS 66020)
Location: 46.42271 N, 102.55759 W
Population (1990): 268 (142 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58650
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Regent, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 211
Housing Units (2000): 126
Land area (2000): 0.546876 sq. miles (1.416403 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.546876 sq. miles (1.416403 sq. km)
FIPS code: 66020
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 46.421937 N, 102.557208 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58650
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Regent, ND
Regent
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