regency

régence

Période durant laquelle quelqu’un gouverne à la place d’un roi ou d’une reine qui ne peut pas régner.

En anglais simple : The period when someone rules for a king or queen who cannot do so.

• The regency lasted five years.
• Trade grew during her regency.
• His regency ended when the young king came of age.

Expressions courantes : during the regency, long regency, regency period

régence

Gouvernement exercé par une personne à la place d’un roi ou d’une reine qui ne peut pas régner.

En anglais simple : Government by someone acting for a king or queen who cannot rule.

• The kingdom needed a regency.
• A regency was established while the king was ill.
• The council debated how the regency should operate.

Expressions courantes : establish a regency, regency council, under a regency

kabupaten

Division administrative locale de l’Indonésie, plus petite qu’une province.

En anglais simple : An area of local government in Indonesia, smaller than a province.

• The village belongs to this regency.
• Each regency has its own local government.
• They visited several regencies in eastern Java.

Synonymes : district

Expressions courantes : rural regency, regency government, regency capital