Regent

Definitions

1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
2. A city in North Dakota.
3. Any ruler.
   archaic
4. A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
   historical
5. A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
   Canada, Scotland, US
6. The chief executive of a regency.
   Indonesia

Equivalents

Examples

“This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.”

CEFR level