regency
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dʒən adjective
9.
of or pertaining to a regency.
10.
History/Historical. of or pertaining to the Regencies in England or France.
11.
( often initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration of the British Regency, somewhat similar to the French Directoire and Empire styles and characterized by close imitation of ancient Greek forms as well as by less frequent and looser adaptations of ancient Roman, Gothic, Chinese, and ancient Egyptian forms.
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Regency
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regency (ˈriːdʒənsɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | government by a regent or a body of regents |
| 2. | the office of a regent or body of regents |
| 3. | a territory under the jurisdiction of a regent or body of regents |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regere to rule] | |
| Regency (ˈriːdʒənsɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in the United Kingdom) the period (1811--20) during which the Prince of Wales (later George IV) acted as regent during his father's periods of insanity |
| 2. | (in France) the period of the regency of Philip, Duke of Orleans, during the minority of Louis XV (1715--23) |
| —adj | |
| 3. | characteristic of or relating to the Regency periods in France or the United Kingdom or to the styles of architecture, furniture, art, literature, etc, produced in them |
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Word Origin & History
regency
1429, from M.L. regentia, from L. regens (see regent). Notable instances were: France 1715-23 (under Philip, Duke of Orleans), Britain 1810-20 (under George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent), "in each case with suggestion of debauchery" [Weekley]. In ref. to the style of that
time, attested from 1880 (there is an unexplained use in Jane Austen from 1793). Cf. Fr. equivalent Régence, attested in Eng. from 1919. U.S. Albany Regency refers to dominant political faction in New York state c.1820-1850.
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After a provisional government and a provisional regency you want a provisional monarchy also.
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