regent

noun adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: re-gent (2)

English Definition

A person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or absent

Example Sentence

The queen ruled as regent while the king was a minor.

US IPA /หˆriหdส’ษ™nt/
UK IPA /หˆriหdส’ษ™nt/