Regent

A ruler; a governor. The term is usually applied to one who governs a regency, or rules in the place of another. In the canon law, it signifies a master or professor of a college. Diet. Canonique. It sometimes means simply a ruler, director, or superintendent; as in New York, where the board who have the superintendence of all the colleges, academies, and schools are called the "Regents of the University of the State of New York."

A ruler; a governor. The term not regarded as public records; Kennedy v. is usually applied to one who governs a re- Doyle, 10 Allen (Mass.) 161; Childress v. gency, or rules in the place of another. Cutter, 16 Mo. 24. In the canon law, it signifies a master oi Entries in the baptismal register of a professor of a college. Diet. du Dr. Can. church, made by a clergyman in the regular It sometimes means simply a ruler, direc- discharge of his duties, are admissible in evtor, or superintendent; as in New York, idence after his death, though there is no where the board who have the superintend- law requiring such records to be kept. Orence of all the colleges, academies, and dinarily such entries are admissible only schools are called the regents of the Uni- for the purpose of proving the fact and date versity of the state of New York. of baptism, and not of other matters therein stated, such as the date of the birth of the REG I AM MAJESTATEM (Bat.). An an- child; Weaver v. Leiman, 52 Md. 708; Kencient book purporting to contain the law of nedy v. Doyle, 10 Allen (Mass.) 161; Black- Scotland, and said to have been compiled by burn v. Crawfords, 3 Wall. (U. S.) 175, 18 king David, who reigned 1124-1153. It is not L. Ed. 186. part of the law of Scotland, though it was These registers, when admissible, are not, ordered to be revised with other ancient in general, evidence of any fact not required laws of Scotland by parliaments of 1405 to be recorded in them; Morrissey v. Ferry and 1407. Stair, Inst. 12, 508. So Craig, Co., 47 Mo. 521; Kabok v. Ins. Co., 51 Hun, Inst. 1. 8. 11; Scott, Border Antiq. prose 639, 4 N. Y. Supp. 718; Durfee v. Abbott, 61 works 7, 30; but Erskine, Inst. b. 1, tit. 1, § Mich. 471, 28 N. W. 521; Blackburn v. Craw- 13, and Ross 00, maintain its authenticity. fords, 3 Wall. (U. S.) 175, 18 L. Ed. 186. It is cited in some modern Scotch cases. 2 They have sometimes been admitted in evi- Swint. 409; 3 Bell, Hou. L. It is a servile dence as being made by a third person in the copy of Glanville; Robertson, Hist. Charles discharge of an official duty; Whitcher v. Y. 202. Mc Laughlin, 115 Mass. 167; Weaver v. Lei- REGICIDE (Lat. rex, king, cwdere, to kill, man, 52 Md. 70S. See Declarations. slay). The killing of a king, and, by exten- Statutes have been enacted in several sion, of a queen. Thtorie des Lois Criminel - states which give to such records, in a measlG8, vol. 1, p. 300. ure, their common-law importance. See Lewis v. Marshall, 5 Pet. (U. S.) 475, 8 L. Ed.

A person appointed to conduct the affairs of state in a monarchy, in lieu of the reigning sovereign, during the absenqe, disability, or minority of the latter. Regency: the condition of government under a regent; the authority and rule of a regent.