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regency (s) (noun), regencies (pl)
1. A substitute government during the absence of a monarch: A regency was installed because the king of the country was incapacitated and in a coma in hospital.
2. The time period when a governing body is ruling: During the regency, the people of the country prayed for a successful and full recovery of their king.
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