Regency vs. City — What's the Difference?

A person or group selected to govern in place of a monarch or other ruler who is absent, disabled, or still in minority.

A city is a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks.

The period during which a regent governs.

A large town

The office, area of jurisdiction, or government of regents or a regent.

Short for City of London

Regency Of, relating to, or characteristic of the style prevalent in England during the regency (1811-1820) of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV).

A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.

Regency Of, relating to, or characteristic of the style prevalent in France during the regency (1715-1723) of Philippe, Duc d'Orléans (1674-1723).

An incorporated municipality in the United States with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a charter granted by the state.

Of or relating to a regency

A Canadian municipality of high rank, usually determined by population but varying by province.

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

A large incorporated town in Great Britain, usually the seat of a bishop, with its title conferred by the Crown.

The time during which a regent is in power.

The inhabitants of a city considered as a group.

An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.

An ancient Greek city-state.

The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.

(Slang) Used in combination as an intensive

Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.

City The financial and commercial center of London. Used with the.

A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability.

A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

The period of time during which a regent governs

(UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.

The period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity

(Australia) The central business district; downtown.

The office of a regent

(slang) A large amount of something used after the noun.

Of or relating to a regency

A large town.

Of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820)

A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see.

The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city.

Of or pertaining to a city.

A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts;

An incorporated administrative district established by state charter;

People living in a large densely populated municipality;