VocabauraVOCABAURA

regent

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

Someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

reejuhnt

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹidʒənt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. Someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

  2. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.

  3. Indonesia

    The chief executive of a regency.

adjective

  1. Ruling; governing; regnant.

  2. Exercising vicarious authority.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

Used this way, regent is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Mild
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use regent

  • “The regent helped govern the kingdom while the young prince was away.”noun

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “regent”. We review each one before it appears.

Use This Word

See how this word sounds in a real sentence.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Knowing “regent” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.

Know the meaning? Practice using it in a real situation, free, no credits.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.