regent
GOVERNING OFFICIAL IN THE ABSENCE OR INCAPACITY OF A MONARCH
Queen regent; Regencies; Council of regency; Interregnum regent; Regency council; Queen regents; Interregnum queen; Queen Regent; Epitropos; Kingdom without a king; Vekils; Council of Regency; Regency; Regent (university); Regency (government); Regent ad interim; Regents; Regency government; Empress regent
¦ noun
1. a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.
2. N. Amer. a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution.
¦ adjective [postposition] acting as regent: Prince Regent.
Origin
ME: from OFr., or from L. regent-, regere 'to rule'.