Regency /(r?*jen*s?)/

Re·gen·cy

Regency

n.

pl. Regencies ((-sz))

  1. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
  2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.
  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.
    A council or regency consisting of twelve persons.