имя существительное 1) регент 2) [устаревшее] правитель 3) [американский вариант английского языка] член правления в некоторых американских университетах
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin regent-, regens, from Latin, present participle of regere to direct — more at right 1. a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign 2. a person who rules or reigns; governor 3. a member of a governing board (as of a state university) • regent adjective • regental adjective