Regency
noun
The time when someone is chosen to rule because the king or queen is too young, old, or sick.
The prince acted as a regent during the regency, as the king was too ill to rule.
Often appears as...
- regency period
- regency era
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Formal
noun
A style of architecture, furniture, and clothing that was popular in Britain in the early 19th century, during the Regency period.
The regency architecture is characterized by elegant and called decorative designs.
Often appears as...
- regency architecture
- regency style
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Formal
noun
The time when someone is chosen to rule because the king or queen is too young, old, or sick.
The prince acted as a regent during the regency, as the king was too ill to rule.
Often appears as...
- regency period
- regency era
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A style of architecture, furniture, and clothing that was popular in Britain in the early 19th century, during the Regency period.
The regency architecture is characterized by elegant and called decorative designs.
Often appears as...
- regency architecture
- regency style
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Rule
The regency is a temporary condition, not a permanent form of government.
During the regency, the prince made decisions until the king recovered.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Royalty
Regencies can occur in other contexts where someone takes temporary control.
The company was under a regency while the CEO was on sabbatical.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Reason
A regency happens for a specific reason like youth, illness, or absence of the ruler.
After the accident, a regency ruled in place of the incapacitated queen.
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administratecontrolgovernmentleadershipreignrule
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due to their father's secret marriage. He assumed the regency himself and threw the boys in prison. Though no one knows what ultimately became of them, after a while, the Princes disappeared and Richard's power seemed secure. But his downfall would come only two years later
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The wars that inspired...
due to their father's secret marriage. He assumed the regency himself and threw the boys in prison. Though no one knows what ultimately became of them, after a while, the Princes disappeared and Richard's power seemed secure. But his downfall would come only two years later
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Sara Pascoe
English Comedian
Regency literature was too coal-y for me, too long-winded and describey. I preferred modern books where you had to read other books explaining what the first book meant to know what happened.
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Lucy Worsley
Regency buildings are often said to lack the serenity of their early Georgian predecessors, or the intense scholarship of the subsequent Gothic revival.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Regency romances end in marriage; zombie stories end in the zombies being vanquished. 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' delivers both.
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Lara Spencer
American Journalist
Hollywood regency never goes out of style.
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Sara Pascoe
English Comedian
Regency literature was too coal-y for me, too long-winded and describey. I preferred modern books where you had to read other books explaining what the first book meant to know what happened.
Quote examples
Lucy Worsley
Regency buildings are often said to lack the serenity of their early Georgian predecessors, or the intense scholarship of the subsequent Gothic revival.
Quote examples
Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Regency romances end in marriage; zombie stories end in the zombies being vanquished. 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' delivers both.
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Lara Spencer
American Journalist
Hollywood regency never goes out of style.
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