regent

adj

Etymology: From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).

1. Ruling; governing; regnant.

   “Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.”

2. Exercising vicarious authority.

   “the regent powers”

name

1. A city in North Dakota.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).

1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
2. Any ruler.
3. A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.

   “This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.”

4. A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
5. The chief executive of a regency.