A ruler.
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
Ruling; governing; regnant.
Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.
Exercising vicarious authority.
the regent powers
A city in North Dakota.
From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“I govern, I steer”).
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