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Regent

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(1):

(a.) One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

(2):

(a.) Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.

(3):

(a.) One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.

(4):

(a.) A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.

(5):

(a.) Ruling; governing; regnant.

(6):

(a.) Exercising vicarious authority.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Regent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/regent.html. 1828.
 
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