ˈrējən(t)s adjective
Etymology: French Régence belonging to or characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans died 1723 regent of France 1715-23 during the minority of Louis XV, from régence, n., regency, from Middle French regence rule, from Medieval Latin regentia regency, rule
: of, relating to, or being furniture or a furniture style characteristic of the regency of the Duke of Orleans, prevalent between about 1680 and 1725, and marked by a gradual transition from the earlier severely angular and massive to the delicate curvatures of Louis XV style