regency

Etymology

From Middle English regencie (cf. regente), from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regēns, present participle of regō, surface analysis regent + -cy, compare also + -ency (“abstract-noun suffix”).

noun

  1. A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
  2. The time during which a regent is in power.
  3. An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.

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