fregentess

[Eng. regent; -e .] A woman who holds the office of regent; a protectre of a kingdom. re-gent-ship, s. [English regent; -ship.] The office or dignity of a regent; regency; vicarious royalty. "Then let him be denay'd the regentship ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II ., i. 3. re-ger-min-āte, v. i . [Pref. re-, and Eng. ger minate (q. v.).] To germinate or sprout out again or anew. "His appetite regerminate ." Taylor: 2 Philip Van Artevelde , iii. 2. re-ger-min-ā-tion, s. [Pref. re- , and Eng. ger min at i on (q. v.).] Renewed or repeated sprouting or germination. "The Jews commonly expre resurrection by regermin ation , or growing up again like a plant." - Gregory: Notes on Scripture, p. 125. *re-gěst, v . t . [Lat. regest us , pa. par. of regero .] [REGEST. 8.] To throw or cast back; to retort. ( Bp . Hall .) *re-gěst', s . [Lat. regest a =a list, from regest us , pa. par. of regero to carry back, to record: re-= back, and gero to carry.] [REGISTER, subst .] A register. "Others of later times have sought to a ert him by cathedral regests." -Milton: Hist. Eng., bk. iii. rë-gět, v . t . [Pref. re-, and Eng. get , v. (q. v.)]. 1. To get or obtain again; to recover, to regain. 2. To generate again. "Tovy, although the mother of us all, Regetts thee in her wombe." Davies: Scourge of Folly , p. 52. re-gì-ăm măj-ěs-tā-těm, phr . [Lat.] A name, given to a collection of ancient laws, purporting to have been compiled by the order of David I., of Scotland. It was probably copied from the Tracta tus de Legibus , written by Glanvil in the reign of Henry II. *re-gi-an, subst . [Latin regius =royal, from rex , (gen it. reg is)=a king.] An adherent or supporter of kingly authority. IMG:content-0373.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0374.png:[blocks in formation]