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Viceroy vs Regent - What's the difference?

viceroy | regent |

Regent is a coordinate term of viceroy.



As nouns the difference between viceroy and regent

is that viceroy is one who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch while regent is {{cx|now|_|rare|lang=en}} A ruler.

As an adjective regent is

ruling; governing; regnant.

As a proper noun Regent is

a city in North Dakota.

viceroy

English

(wikipedia viceroy)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
  • An orange and black North American butterfly (), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

    • See also

    * governor-general, governor general * lord lieutenant

    regent

    English

    (wikipedia regent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
  • *1999 , (Philipp Blom), translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City , Vintage 2001, p. 139:
  • *:This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.

    • Related terms

    * regimen * regiment * * region * rector * rectum * rectangle * rectilinear

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ruling; governing; regnant.
  • * Sir M. Hale
    • Some other active regent principle which we call the soul.
  • Exercising vicarious authority.
    • (Milton)

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