Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Queen regent — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Queen regent — Regent Re gent (r? jent), a. [L. regens, entis, p. pr. of regere to rule: cf. F. r[ e]gent. See {Regiment}.] 1. Ruling; governing; regnant. Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Exercising … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
queen regent — n. 1. a queen reigning in behalf of another person 2. rare var. of QUEEN REGNANT … English World dictionary
queen regent — noun a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot • Hypernyms: ↑queen * * * noun (plural queens regent) : a queen ruling in behalf of another or in her own right * * * 1. a queen who reigns in behalf of another. 2. See queen regnant … Useful english dictionary
queen-regent — queen reˈgent noun A queen who reigns as regent • • • Main Entry: ↑queen … Useful english dictionary
queen regent — queen′ re′gent n. 1) gov a queen who reigns in behalf of another 2) gov queen regnant • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
queen regent — 1. a queen who reigns in behalf of another. 2. See queen regnant. [1755 65] * * * … Universalium
queen regent — reigning queen, queen who is in power … English contemporary dictionary
queen regent — /kwin ˈridʒənt/ (say kween reejuhnt) noun a queen who rules on behalf of another person …
Regent — Re gent (r? jent), a. [L. regens, entis, p. pr. of regere to rule: cf. F. r[ e]gent. See {Regiment}.] 1. Ruling; governing; regnant. Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Exercising… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
