摂政 — meaning in English

English meaning

• regency noun A period or system of government in which someone rules on behalf of a monarch who cannot rule themselves.
• regent noun A person who rules in place of a monarch, often because the monarch is too young, absent, or unable to rule.

Senses

摂政 is used for these senses in English:

• regency A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
• regent One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

regency — full definition

1. noun A period or system of government in which someone rules on behalf of a monarch who cannot rule themselves.
2. noun An administrative division in Indonesia, ranking below a province.

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.