GRE Word List
REGENT
a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
The meaning of the word regent is a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent.
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