Both Uses of
regent
in
Man And Superman
- The real competition is the competition of Regent Street with the Rue de Rivoli, of Brighton and the south coast with the Riviera, for the spending money of the American Trusts.†
Chpt Ded. *
- Regent Street, Chelsea, the Borough—I don't know half their confounded names: these are his universities, not mere shops for selling class limitations like ours.†
Chpt 2
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