All 4 Uses of
regent
in
The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- I had an excellent person to leave as regent while I'm away
Chpt 2 *regent = temporary ruler
- This was not the great magic horn of Narnia, Queen Susan's Horn: he had left that at home for his regent Trumpkin to use if any great need fell upon the land in the King's absence.†
Chpt 3
- And instruct my regent, the Dwarf Trumpkin, to give to all these, my shipmates, the rewards I promised them.†
Chpt 16
- And if I come not again it is my will that the Regent, and Master Cornelius, and Trufflehunter the Badger, and the Lord Drinian choose a King of Narnia with the consent-†
Chpt 16
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