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prince regent
noun
- a prince who is regent of a country.
prince regent
1noun
- a prince who acts as regent during the minority, disability, or absence of the legal sovereign
Prince Regent
2noun
- George IV as regent of Great Britain and Ireland during the insanity of his father (1811–20)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prince regent1
First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences
He lampooned the prince regent, yet he could not alienate the Tories.
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Her daughter, however, the prince regent's bride elect, went with the queen.
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Let his scanty means of subsistence be remembered whenever the name of the prince regent is mentioned.
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I am sure she has a bomb concealed in her room and has designs upon the Prince Regent.
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Permission to accept and wear the decorations were subsequently granted by the Prince Regent.
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