3. (adj)regent one who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler
4. (adj)regent especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
5. (adj)regent one of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution
6. (adj)regent a residentmaster of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools
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