regencja

See also: regencją

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French régence.[1][2] By surface analysis, regent + -cja.[3] First attested in 1661.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈɡɛn.t͡sja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡sja
  • Syllabification: re‧gen‧cja

Noun

regencja f (related adjective regencyjny)

  1. (historical) regency (system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule)
    1. (historical, metonymically) regency (people ruling in such a system)
    2. (historical, metonymically) regency (period of such a rule)
  2. (historical) a historic German and Prussian administrative division equal to a Polish województwo (voivodeship)
  3. (art) a style in French art, having features intermediate between baroque and rococo

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • styl regencji
adjective
  • regencki
nouns

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “regencja”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “regencja”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “regencja”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. Merkuriusz polski ordynaryjny (in Polish), 1661, page 94

Further reading

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