regency
noun
re·gen·cy
| \ ˈrē-jən(t)-sē
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plural regencies
Definition of regency
(Entry 1 of 2)
Regency
adjectiveDefinition of Regency (Entry 2 of 2)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the styles of George IV's regency as Prince of Wales during the period 1811–20
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Examples of regency in a Sentence
Noun
The people supported the regency. Peace was restored during the regency.Adjective
an example of Regency furniture
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At least six protestors and one soldier reportedly were killed during unrest in the region’s Deiyai regency Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera, and several others including children were wounded. — Time, "Protests in West Papua Have Turned Violent Amid an Internet Blackout. Here's What to Know," 29 Aug. 2019 Iksan Subur, an official with Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency based in the regency of South Halmahera, near the earthquake’s epicenter, said people in the area panicked and ran out of their houses. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Quake causes panic in eastern Indonesia; one killed," 14 July 2019 In July of 1507, Juana handed over the regency of Castile to her father. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "What Was Catherine of Aragon's Sister, Juana la Loca, Really Like?," 10 June 2019 The details of Ahhotep’s regency are sketchy in places (and there is still considerable confusion over her and her son’s relationship with another queen named Ahhotep II). — National Geographic, "How three rebel queens of Egypt overthrew an empire and gave birth to a new kingdom," 7 Mar. 2019 Donggala is a sprawling regency that sits on both sides of a narrow bay, where the shores were devastated by tsunami waves as high as 6 meters (almost 20 feet). — Tatan Syuflana, The Seattle Times, "Tsunami and quake survivors eat last bit of food and seethe," 3 Oct. 2018 The regency hotel's breakfast room on Park Avenue in Manhattan is only a couple of miles from the Upper West Side. — Bob Morris, Town & Country, "Two Blocks Away. Seriously!," 12 Dec. 2012 Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "Islamic State’s Attacks Raise Threat of Southeast Asia Hub," 7 June 2018 The decor ranges from Hollywood regency to space age to ultra modern. — Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, "See Inside Gwen Stefani's Over-The-Top Beverly Hills Mansion," 17 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regency
regency
noun
English Language Learners Definition of regency
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a government or period of time in which a person (called a regent) rules in place of a king or queen
Regency
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of Regency (Entry 2 of 2)
: of, relating to, or like the styles in Britain during the period 1811-20
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