[ree-juh
nt] 
| 1. | a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. |
| 2. | a ruler or governor. |
| 3. | a member of the governing board of a state university or a state educational system. |
| 4. | a university officer who exercises general supervision over the conduct and welfare of the students. |
| 5. | (in certain Catholic universities) a member of the religious order who is associated in the administration of a school or college with a layperson who is its dean or director. |
| 6. | acting as regent of a country; exercising ruling authority in behalf of a sovereign during his or her minority, absence, or disability (usually used postpositively): a prince regent. |
| re·gent (rē'jənt) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin regēns, regent-, ruler, from present participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] re'gent·al (-jən-tl) adj. |
