REGENCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Regency mean?
• REGENCY (noun)
The noun REGENCY has 3 senses:
1. the period of time during which a regent governs
2. the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity
3. the office of a regent
Familiarity information: REGENCY used as a noun is uncommon.
• REGENCY (adjective)
The adjective REGENCY has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to a regency
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820)
Familiarity information: REGENCY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REGENCY (noun)
Meaning:
The period of time during which a regent governs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("regency" is a kind of...):
rule (the duration of a monarch's or government's power)
Meaning:
The period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Instance hypernyms:
rule (the duration of a monarch's or government's power)
Domain region:
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Meaning:
The office of a regent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("regency" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
• REGENCY (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to a regency
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
regency (the period of time during which a regent governs)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain region:
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Pertainym:
Regency (the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity)
