REGENCY


Meaning of REGENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri:dʒ(ə)nsi ]

( regencies)

Note: The spelling 'Regency' is usually used for meaning 1.

1.

Regency is used to refer to the period in Britain at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and to the style of architecture, literature, and furniture that was popular at the time.

...a huge, six-bedroomed Regency house.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

A regency is a period of time when a country is governed by a regent, because the king or queen is unable to rule.

N-COUNT

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