regente
regent
noun rreh-HEN-teh Rare
Origin: From Latin regens, present participle of regere (to rule).
Also means
manager
Usage Note
Regente in political history is a person who governs temporarily in place of a monarch, as during a royal minority. In a commercial sense it can mean the manager or operator of an establishment. It is common gender: el regente / la regente.
Examples
"La regente gobernó durante la minoría del rey."
Natural Translation
The regent governed during the king's minority.
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