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someone keeping the throne warm while the real boss learns to walk
means A person appointed to rule a kingdom while the actual monarch is absent, incapacitated, or too young to govern.
from From Latin regens, the present participle of regere, 'to rule or direct' — the same root that gives us regal, regime, and regulate. Literally 'the one (currently) ruling,' which captures the temporary, placeholder flavor perfectly: not the king, just the verb of kinghood made into a stand-in. It reached English through Old French in the late medieval period.
- origin
- From Latin regere, to rule or steer
- baby boss
- Often rules for infant or absent monarchs
- power trap
- Many regents seized crowns they were guarding
- diamond
- The Regent diamond once gleamed in royal swords
- physics rule
- Reagents drive chemistry; regents drive kingdoms
prince george regent — george iv ruled as regent for his incapacitated father george iii from 1811-1820
regent's park london — royal park in london designed by john nash in 1812, named after the prince regent
regent street london — famous shopping street in london's west end, also developed by nash for the prince regent around 1820