nonregent
English
Alternative forms
non-regent
Etymology
Noun
nonregent (plural nonregents)
- (UK, universities, historical) A master of arts or other subjects whose regency has ceased, and therefore is no longer obliged to lecture.
- (US) Someone who is not a member of the Board of Regents, especially in the Smithsonian Institution
Related terms
References
- “nonregent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.