Regency

Regency

Regency may have several meanings:
* A regency may be a period of time when a regent reigns, and in a non-ceremonial monarchy holds power, in the name of the current monarch, or in the name of the Crown itself, if the throne is vacant. Specific political eras derived from this usage (and artistic style periods named after these) include:
**The British Regency in the United Kingdom, from 1811 to 1820
***Regency architecture refers to the architectural style of the British Regency.
***Regency romance refers to a type of novel set during the British Regency.
**In French history, the "Régence" is the period from 1715 to 1723. It is also applied to the de facto independent Barbary coast regime (nominally in the Ottoman empire) and subsequent French protectorate over Tunisia
*The term, or its equivalent in another language, is also used for certain specific political regimes and institutions:
**Regentschap (in Dutch) for a colonial autochthonous (usually Malay, often Islamic) polity (e.g. sultanate) involved in indirect rule in the (Dutch) East Indies
**Albany Regency refers to the dominant political faction in New York state, U.S., c.1820-1850
*A regency may also be a geographical area, usually a small city or a subdistrict of a province, that is or has been governed by a regent.
**For example, the Indonesian term "kabupaten", for a sub-provincial political district, is usually translated into English as "regency" (compare above for the colonial era).

Regency as an individual name

*Regency, South Africa, a suburb of Johannesburg
*Regency Enterprises, including the operating units New Regency Productions (motion picture production) and Regency Television (television production)
*The Regency division of the now defunct Industrial Development Engineering Associates (I.D.E.A.), which produced the first commercial transistor radio (the Regency TR-1) and ultimately became the present-day company called RELM, which produces 2-way radio equipment
*The Regency, Denver, a university accommodation building in Denver, Colorado
*Regency Records, a record label


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  • Regency TR-1 — Regency TR 1  первый в мире серийный полностью транзисторный радиоприёмник, поступивший в широкую продажу в США 1 ноября 1954 года. TR 1 был спр …   Википедия

  • Regency TR-1 — Regency TR 1. Das Regency TR 1 war das erste kommerzielle Transistorradio der Welt. Es wurde von der Industrial Development Engineering Associates of Indianapolis, Indiana im Auftrag von Texas Instruments hergestellt und war schaltungstechnisch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • regency — ► NOUN (pl. regencies) 1) the office or period of government by a regent. 2) a commission acting as regent. 3) (the Regency) the period of the regency in Britain (1811 20) or France (1715 23). ► ADJECTIVE (Regency) ▪ in the neoclassical styl …   English terms dictionary

  • Regency — Re gen*cy (r?*jen*s?), n.; pl. {Regencies} ( s?z). [CF. F. r[ e]gence, LL. regentia. See {Regent}, a.] 1. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • regency — [rē′jən sē] n. pl. regencies [ME regencie < ML regentia] 1. the position, function, or authority of a regent or group of regents 2. a group serving as regents 3. a country or territory governed by a regent or group of regents 4. the time… …   English World dictionary

  • Regency —   [ riːdʒənsɪ; englisch »Regentschaft«] die, , Stilstufe der englischen Kunst zur Zeit der Regentschaft beziehungsweise Regierung Georgs IV. (1811 30), zwischen georgianischem Klassizismus und viktorianischem Historismus. Vom Regencystil, der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Regency — adj Regency buildings, furniture etc are from or in the style of the period 1811 1820 in Britain …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • regency — early 15c., from M.L. regentia, from L. regens (see REGENT (Cf. regent)). Notable instances were: France 1715 1723 (under Philip, Duke of Orleans), Britain 1810 1820 (under George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent), in each case with suggestion of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • regency — index dominion (supreme authority), hegemony, hierarchy (persons in authority), predominance, regime Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • Regency — Der Begriff des Regency beschreibt eine Epoche in der Geschichte des Vereinigten Königreiches Großbritannien und Irland. In den Teilgebieten der Geschichtswissenschaft wird der Zeitraum des Regency verschieden definiert. Die Epoche der Regency… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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