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Word entry · 6 letters

regent

Best crossword clue

"Temporary ruler"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eegnrtStarts with REnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. acting or functioning as a regent or ruler

Word origin

From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).

Used in a sentence

  • This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
  • Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.
  • the regent powers

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