Definition of regents:
(n) :
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
(n) :
(Scotland, Canada, US) A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
(n) :
(Indonesia) The chief executive of a regency.
(adj) :
Ruling; governing; regnant.
(adj) :
Exercising vicarious authority.
(n) :
(now rare) A ruler.