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• prince regent
  prince regent

  noun

  a prince who is regent of a country.
• Prince Regent
  Prince Regent

  noun

  George IV as regent of Great Britain and Ireland during the insanity of his father (1811–20)

prince regent

American  

noun

1. a prince who is regent of a country.

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Prince Regent ¹ British  

noun

1. George IV as regent of Great Britain and Ireland during the insanity of his father (1811–20)

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prince regent ² British  

noun

1. a prince who acts as regent during the minority, disability, or absence of the legal sovereign

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Etymology

Origin of prince regent

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

In 1811, his son George IV took over leadership duties as prince regent.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

João VI, the former prince regent, ruled from Rio de Janeiro as head of the government in exile.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

On returning to Lisbon in 1821, he left his son Pedro as prince regent of Brazil.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022

A Balkan prince regent courts a Milwaukee chorus girl during the 1911 coronation in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

In spite of this riots grew into local insurrections, and a message from the prince regent on June 27 recommended further action to parliament.

From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)