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See: dominion, hegemony, hierarchy, predominance, regime REGENCY. The authority of the person in monarchical countries invested with the right of governing the state in the name of the monarch, during his minority, absence, sickness or other inability. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nobles remained passive in the face of popular revolts and sometimes even encouraged them during the first half of the seventeenth century as the regencies of Richelieu and Mazarin competed with lords for peasant surpluses and disregarded the authority of local office holders. The idea captured in the visual trope of the "Compass" reached its political fulfillment in the wording with which Francois declared his mother's regencies when he set off to war in 1515 and in 1523. The greenest hotels seem to be a handful of independents as well as some pricier establishments: the Inter-Continentals, Hyatt Regencies and Canadian Pacific hotels, for example. |
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