All 7 Uses of
regent
in
Bleak House
- Old Mr. Turveydrop had him christened Prince in remembrance of the Prince Regent.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- Old Mr. Turveydrop adored the Prince Regent on account of his deportment.†
Chpt 13-15
- It may not be for me to say that I have been called, for some years now, Gentleman Turveydrop, or that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent did me the honour to inquire, on my removing my hat as he drove out of the Pavilion at Brighton (that fine building), 'Who is he?†
Chpt 13-15
- It is much in these times (and we have made an awfully degenerating business of it since the days of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent—my patron, if I may presume to say so) to experience that deportment is not wholly trodden under foot by mechanics.†
Chpt 22-24
- I have been faithful to my post since the days of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and I will not desert it now.†
Chpt 22-24
- I could have wished—you will understand the allusion, Mr. Jarndyce, for you remember my illustrious patron the Prince Regent —I could have wished that my son had married into a family where there was more deportment, but the will of heaven be done!†
Chpt 28-30
- He talks to Pa of an evening about the Prince Regent, and I never saw Pa so interested.†
Chpt 37-39
Definition:
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(regent) a member of a governing board -- especially at a state university
or:
someone who rules a country temporarily while the king or queen is too young, too sick, or away