regent

a person who rules a country or city when the official ruler is not present, ill, or unable to rule

gobernador regente, regente

• the regent of somewhere

Collocations regent of a country · regent of a city

• The regent of the kingdom ruled for many years.

  El gobernador regente del reino gobernó durante muchos años.

a person who is in charge of a school or university, especially one that has been given this position by the government

rector, rector de una universidad

• the regent of somewhere

Collocations regent of a university · university regent

• She was appointed as the new regent of Oxford University.

  Fue nombrada la nueva rectora de la Universidad de Oxford.

a person who rules a country or city during the period when an official ruler is not present, ill, or unable to rule (used in historical contexts)

gobernador regente en la historia

• the regent of somewhere

Collocations regent during a period · historical regent

• During the Middle Ages, many kingdoms had regents who ruled in place of young kings.

  Durante la Edad Media, muchos reinos tuvieron gobernadores regentes que gobernaron en lugar de jóvenes reyes.