0 a period of time when a country is ruled by a regent
1 Regency buildings, furniture, literature, etc. are of a style popular in Great Britain and Ireland from 1811 to 1820.
Seemingly paralysed and unprepared, the regency bowed to the inevitable dismissal, and were spared any reprisals.
His heir was only five, so a regency was established.
When children move for economic reasons, they are more likely to do so to other areas rather than within the same regency.
The regency quickly broke down.
We do not have regency terraces, and the resort is both small and more working class than others, but the marketplace still has architectural merit.
Other areas with regency or 19th century frontages have similar problems.
I would say that the question of a regency is not new.
Secondly, it is conceivable that there could be a need for regency legislation at some stage—for example, if the monarch or the heir to the throne was incapacitated.
