Home › Words › R › regentessregentessregentess · noun — A female regent.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom regent + -ess.nounA female regent.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ruleress 75% match — A female ruler. vs regentess →regulatress 71% match — A female regulator. vs regentess →regentship 69% match — The office of a regent; regency. vs regentess →presidentress 69% match — A title for a female president; a presidentress. vs regentess →regental 68% match — Of or relating to a regent. vs regentess →regent 68% match — One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. vs regentess →guardianess 65% match — A female guardian. vs regentess →chancelloress 64% match — The wife of a chancellor. vs regentess →