Regencies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Regency \Re"gen*cy\ (r?*jen*s?), n.; pl. {Regencies} (-s?z).
     [CF. F. r['e]gence, LL. regentia. See {Regent}, a.]
     1. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
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     2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a


        regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents;
        deputed or vicarious government. --Sir W. Temple.
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     3. A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a
        regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from
        the kingdom, or other disability.
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              A council or regency consisting of twelve persons.
                                                    --Lowth.
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