regencja
//rɛˈɡɛn.t͡sja//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.regency (system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule)
- 2.a historic German and Prussian administrative division equal to a Polish województwo (“voivodeship”)
- 3.a style in French art, having features intermediate between baroque and rococo
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Borrowed from French régence. By surface analysis, regent + -cja. First attested in 1661.