leasrí — meaning in English

English meaning

• regent noun A person who rules in place of a monarch, often because the monarch is too young, absent, or unable to rule.
• viceroy noun A person who rules a colony, province, or territory as the official representative of a monarch.

Senses

leasrí is used for these senses in English:

• regent One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]
• viceroy One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

regent — full definition

1. noun A person who rules in place of a monarch, often because the monarch is too young, absent, or unable to rule.
2. noun A member of the governing board of a university or similar institution.

viceroy — full definition

1. noun A person who rules a colony, province, or territory as the official representative of a monarch.
2. noun An orange-and-black North American butterfly that closely resembles the monarch butterfly, but is smaller.

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