regente

regent

noun rreh-HEN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin regens, present participle of regere (to rule).

Also means

manager

Usage Note

Regente in political history is a person who governs temporarily in place of a monarch, as during a royal minority. In a commercial sense it can mean the manager or operator of an establishment. It is common gender: el regente / la regente.

Examples

"La regente gobernó durante la minoría del rey."

Natural Translation

The regent governed during the king's minority.

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