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Ruling; governing; regnant. |
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Exercising vicarious authority. |
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One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. |
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Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who
governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the
sovereign. |
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One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a
superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian
Institution. |
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A resident master of arts of less than five years'
standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged
to lecture in the schools. |
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