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riksföreståndare — meaning in English

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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.

Senses

riksföreståndare 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.]

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.

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